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Funeral and wake catering in Northwood, Greater London
Funeral and wake catering in Northwood: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Memorial gatherings
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
Planning an event in Northwood?
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Funeral and wake catering in Northwood, fried fresh
We serve wakes at homes, halls, clubs and venues. Whether it’s remembering a loved one’s favourite food and remembrance gatherings, we can cook pie and chips, gravy and cod and chips and more.
For a wake in Northwood, a hall or club with a car park is frequently simplest. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Where
- Northwood (HA6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Step by step
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, park up and set up, the fryers heat up, and food goes out hot when you are ready to eat. In autumn and winter, it’s dark early in Northwood; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
Getting a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, use our quote form.
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Arranging a wake in Northwood
Northwood is in Greater London. Northwood is well within our area, so your wake just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Northwood is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
If relatives are coming by rail, the nearest station is Carpenders Park station, about 1.7 miles north-east.
Here we cover the HA6 postcode area, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. We can serve a wake on streets such as Little Stream Close and Sandy Lodge Way or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Neighbouring places where we serve wakes include Eastbury (1 mile north-east), Moor Park (1 mile north-west) and Holywell (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (14 miles south-east), Marylebone (14 miles south-east), Kensington (12 miles south-east), St Pancras (14 miles south-east), Hampstead (11 miles south-east) and Ruislip (3 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Harlequin Centre (2.9 miles north-east) and Heath Robinson Museum (2.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dews Farm Sand Pits and Tumbling Bay.
- Nearby schools include London School of Theology (0.5 miles south-west) and Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC (1.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Gate Public House (0.8 miles west)
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- Whether a minimum applies
- Your choice of menu
- Access and parking
- Numbers
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The address or venue name
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few guests with dietary needs. To look after them:
- Ask a friend to run a tea table
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
- Have chairs for those who need them
We arrive in good time and park discreetly.
Napkins and bins near the van keep things tidy.
Also in Northwood
Where the van can park in Northwood
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Confirmation that the van can park there
As a London location, Northwood is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about off-street space or permits.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger guests and fish-dodgers.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
FAQs for Northwood
We are gathering after a service at Emmanuel Church: can you come?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Could you trade in King George V Playing Fields?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. Bins for guests are worth planning.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Tell us whether there’s power or water nearby and we will confirm the rest.
What if timings change?
Yes. We start when you’re ready.
How do we estimate numbers?
Start with a rough number, and we’ll plan with a little extra.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance so food is ready when you want it.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Northwood.
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Northwood?
There’s no kitchen work for anyone.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Village hall wakes
- Memorial gatherings
- Wakes at home
If the funeral is at a church such as Emmanuel Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What happens if plans change
- How allergens are handled
- The deposit and payment dates
- Fried fresh to order in the van at your event
- Cod, haddock and chips, sausages and pies
- The van comes to you: homes, venues, workplaces and fields
- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch