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Funeral and Wake Catering for Petts Wood events
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Petts Wood? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Gatherings after the committal
- Memorial gatherings
Funeral and wake catering for Petts Wood events
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Petts Wood
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 small family memorials and wakes at church halls and clubs, serving sausage and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
For a wake in Petts Wood, a hall or club with a car park is often simplest. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
- Location
- Petts Wood (BR5, BR6, BR2)
- County
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Step by step
Changes on the day are fine: we can start a little later or slow the pace to suit your wake. In winter, it’s dark in Petts Wood by about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- The family or funeral director sends us the date, place and numbers.
- We check the spot for the van and send a quote.
- We plan a flexible serving time around the service.
- We park discreetly and fry fresh as people arrive.
- We pack up when everyone has eaten and leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Clear the route for the van
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or BR5 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a fish and chip van in Petts Wood?
A formal meal does not always suit. A van keeps it relaxed. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
Why Petts Wood hosts choose us
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Hot food handed straight over
- All the chip-shop extras
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
What comes out of the fryer
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Perfect for your wake in Petts Wood
It suits all ages, from children to older relatives.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Gatherings after the committal
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
- Small family memorials
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
If the funeral is at a church such as St Francis Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
What your quote should include
- Any minimum charge
- Payment terms and deposit
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Planning for dietary needs
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Build in time for delays
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
Give us a contact for the day who isn’t a close family member.
Napkins and bins near the van keep things tidy.
Wake catering near Petts Wood
Petts Wood is about 1 mile west of Orpington, in Greater London. Whether your wake is in the middle of Petts Wood or on the outskirts, the service works the same way: fresh frying, hot food from the hatch and a clear price. We take the van to 764 places in Greater London. Our nearest city page is London, about 11 miles away.
For family travelling by train, Petts Wood station serves Petts Wood directly. A club or hall near Petts Wood gives space for everyone and parking for the van, with the van in the car park. Petts Wood is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in BR5, BR6 and BR2, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Your wake could be at a house on Tent Peg Lane, Ryecroft Road and Beaumont Road, wherever the van can park. We also bring the van to wakes in Crofton (1 mile south), Broom Hill (1 mile south-east), Southborough (1 mile west), Locksbottom (1 mile south-west) and Bromley Common (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Crofton Roman Villa (1.2 miles south-east) and The Mall (2.7 miles west). Within reach you will find The Warren and Summer Hill.
- Schools near Petts Wood include Bromley High School (0.9 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include Daylight Inn (under half a mile north-west)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Bromley (2.7 miles west)
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Whether a minimum applies
- How far we travel
- The menu and how many choices
- The length of service
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many people, including children
- A picture of where the van would go
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will quote on that. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Petts Wood
Which station is closest to Petts Wood?
Petts Wood station, in Petts Wood itself.
Can you serve after a service at St Francis Church?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Greater London included. Find your area.
What about guests who don’t eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Do you cover Petts Wood?
Yes, we do. Petts Wood is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
What does it cost to hire the van?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your wake and we will send a quote.
What if the service runs late?
We allow for it. We will agree a serving time and stay flexible.
Space, access and the venue
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
As a London location, Petts Wood is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- 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