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Funeral and Wake Catering for Skippers Hill events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, fish and chips for the wake makes the food a highlight of your wake in Skippers Hill.
- Village hall wakes
- Wakes at home
- Small family memorials
Funeral and wake catering in Skippers Hill
How the day works
Because we cook inside the van, rain does not stop us. Guests will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. Summer evenings in Skippers Hill stay light until about 9:15pm, but in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- You, or your funeral director, tell us the date, the place and rough numbers.
- You get an access check and a quote, without fuss.
- Timings allow for the service and travel from it.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Skippers Hill
Your funeral director or a family friend can deal with us directly, so you have one less thing to do. We’re often asked to cater a wake at the family home and village hall wakes, with sausage and chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips.
In rural Skippers Hill, home or the hall is usual. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
- Location
- Skippers Hill (TN20)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
For event organisers in Skippers Hill
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Have chairs for those who need them
- Keep the serving time flexible
- Allow a little extra
- Ask the venue about the van
Allow time for travel from the service, crematorium or burial ground.
A quiet room away from the crowd is a kindness.
Skippers Hill questions
Do you come out to small places like Skippers Hill?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of the Good Shepherd: 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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Do you come to Skippers Hill?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Skippers Hill and across East Sussex. Send us your date to check availability.
Can the wake be at home?
Often, yes. Tell us about parking at the house.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes, always. Everything is fried fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
Is there something for children?
Of course. Children generally love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Making food yourself for a wake is a lot to take on. We do the cooking. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
Why us?
- A menu almost everyone likes
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
What the van needs
A fish and chip van is a vehicle, so the spot matters, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A short walk from the party
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the wake.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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What a fish and chip van costs
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- How long we serve
- How many people are eating
- The menu and how many choices
- Parking and the way in
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The address or venue name
Still finalising the details? That’s fine: tell us the basics about your wake, and we’ll quote on that. To start, fill in our quote form.
After a funeral in Skippers Hill
Skippers Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Bookings in Skippers Hill come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Skippers Hill is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Skippers Hill to Brighton (19 miles away).
If relatives are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Crowborough station, roughly 3.1 miles north-west of the centre. Skippers Hill is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in TN20, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wake at a home on Queensmount, Criers Lane and Holly Beech Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. If your venue is just outside Skippers Hill, we also cover Butcher's Cross (1 mile north-east), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Tickerage Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Skippers Hill include Selwyns Wood.
- Schools near Skippers Hill include Five Ashes CofE Primary School (less than half a mile south)
- Local pubs include The Five Ashes Inn (within half a mile south)
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. It is battered and fried to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
- 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