Hampshire · England
Funeral and wake catering in Tidworth, Hampshire
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 Tidworth.
- A wake at the family home
- Life celebrations
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
Funeral and wake catering for Tidworth events
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Tidworth
Funerals are often arranged at short notice, so ask as soon as you have the date. Whether it is anniversary memorials and pub wakes, we can cook cod and chips, mushy peas and gravy for your guests.
In Tidworth, the hall is often where people gather, and its car park suits the van. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
Tidworth questions
Can you serve after a service at Church of the Holy Trinity?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
How far is Tidworth from London?
Roughly 70 miles from the centre of London.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your wake and we will send a quote.
Can the van come to Tidworth?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Tidworth is within our area. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can the wake be at home?
Yes, if there’s somewhere level and firm to park the van close to the house.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for guests.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. Everything is fried fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
What does the van need?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Planning for dietary needs
We take allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Let someone else talk to us on the day
- Plan seating for older guests
- Mention allergies you know about
- Allow a little extra
We serve when people are ready.
Have napkins and bins ready.
Organising for someone else?
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Tidworth: halls, homes and travel
Tidworth is about 8 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Around Tidworth, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground. We take the van to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Tidworth to Southampton (about 25 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of the Holy Trinity, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
We cover wakes in every part of SP9 and the streets around it. We can serve a wake on streets such as Station Road, Pennings Road and Ebble Close, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Main roads around Tidworth include the A338 and A3026, which makes travel to your wake easy. Other places close to Tidworth we cover include Perham Down (1 mile east), Ludgershall (2 miles north-east), Shipton Bellinger (2 miles south), Great Shoddesden (2 miles east) and Kimpton (3 miles east). Further out, we also take the van to Andover (8 miles east), Whitchurch (14 miles east), East Anton (9 miles east), Picket Piece (10 miles east), Picket Twenty (9 miles east) and Finkley Down (10 miles east).
A little further out are Ludgershall Castle (2.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Quarley Hill.
- Schools near Tidworth include Clarendon Infants' School (under half a mile south-east)
What a fish and chip van costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Access and parking
- Whether a minimum applies
- The day of the week
- How long we serve
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is frequently the best value.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Send us the date, the address or SP9 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
A chip van compared with other options
Sandwiches are traditional at wakes. A hot meal can be more comforting, especially in winter. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. Ask us what applies to your wake.
Why Tidworth hosts choose us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- All the chip-shop extras
- No surprises in your quote
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Read our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
Food your guests will love
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and children love it.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the wake.
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.
Step by step
On the day, we position the van, set up the hatch and get the fryers up to temperature. Then everything is fried to order, timed around your wake. Summer evenings in Tidworth stay light until about 9:25pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 4:00pm.
- You, or your funeral director, tell us the date, the place and rough numbers.
- You get an access check and a quote, without fuss.
- We plan a flexible serving time around the service.
- We park discreetly and fry fresh as people arrive.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Name one person we can call on the day
Ask for a quote
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Also near Tidworth
What else we do in Tidworth
What the van needs
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod 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