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Funeral and Wake Catering for Offington events
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in Offington and across West Sussex.
- Anniversary memorials
- A wake at the family home
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
Planning an event in Offington?
Takeaway run or book a van?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Offington
The wake can be at home, at a village hall or club, or at a venue with space outside, wherever the van can park. Typical bookings include wakes at venues and small family memorials, with gravy, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Near Offington, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Let us know about access. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
- Location
- Offington (BN14, BN13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Build in time for delays
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Choose a friend to be our contact
Give us a contact for the day who is not a close family member.
Photos or a memory book give people something to share.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Space, access and the venue
We will be honest if a spot won’t work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
Who books funeral and wake catering in Offington?
There is no kitchen work for anyone.
In Offington and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Pub wakes
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Celebrations of life
- A tribute meal
Offington is on or near the A24 and A27, handy for relatives driving in.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- The deadline for final numbers
- How allergens are handled
How the day works
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Each portion is battered and fried as it is ordered, so it is as fresh as from any chip shop. In autumn and winter, it’s dark early in Offington; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
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Questions from Offington
Can you serve after a service at St Andrew's Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Is Offington too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we will take it from there.
Can our funeral director book for us?
Yes, many families prefer that.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a photo if you can.
Do you bring everything you need?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we will confirm what we need.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
Do you serve wakes at home?
Yes. Send us a photo of the drive or the road outside.
Also near Offington
Also in Offington
What affects the price in Offington
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- The length of service
- Cod, haddock or both
- Whether a minimum applies
- The date and time of year
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Each quote is put together for your wake. Start with your date, and we’ll check availability straight away.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A pub or venue may cater a wake themselves. A van works at home or at a hall. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Why us?
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- No kitchen needed
- Everything cooked to order at your event
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Offington: halls, homes and travel
Offington is about 1 mile north-east of Worthing, in West Sussex. For wakes in Offington, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 11 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as St Andrew's Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the nearest station is West Worthing station, about 1.1 miles south. The coast is within about 2 miles of Offington.
Here we cover the BN14 and BN13 postcode area, so your wake can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Rogate Road, Warren Road and Hall Avenue; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Offington is on the A24 and A27, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. We also bring the van to wakes in Salvington (1 mile west), Broadwater (1 mile south-east), Worthing (1 mile south-west), Findon Valley (1 mile north) and Sompting (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (13 miles west), Burgess Hill (14 miles north-east), Littlehampton (6 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (5 miles east), Lancing (3 miles east) and Rustington (5 miles west).
A little further out are Old Castle (0.6 miles south) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (0.6 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Widewater Lagoon and Steep Down.
- Local schools include Thomas A Becket First School (0.6 miles south-west) and Durrington High School (0.7 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Thomas a Becket pub (under half a mile south-west)
- 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