Hampshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering in Winchfield
We bring fish and chips for the wake to Winchfield and nearby, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Small family memorials
- Remembrance gatherings
Book the van in Winchfield
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Winchfield
We cook as people come up. We’re often asked to cater celebrations of life and village hall wakes, serving haddock and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
In a small place like Winchfield, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the service time and the menu, with no surprises on the day.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Step by step
You do not need to do much on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your wake. The frying and serving are down to us. Sunset in Winchfield is about 7:05pm in late September and about 3:55pm in December; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- 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.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Name one person we can call on the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or RG27 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
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Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
A formal meal does not always suit. Fish and chips lets people mingle. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book our van in Winchfield
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A quote that spells everything out
After a funeral in Winchfield
Winchfield is about 3 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. We cover Winchfield as standard, so your wake just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Winchfield is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Winchfield to Reading (12 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Wherever your wake is in RG27, we can fry fresh for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Station Road and Beauclerk Green, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. We also bring the van to wakes in Phoenix Green (1 mile north), West Green (1 mile north-west), Murrell Green (1 mile west), Broad Oak (2 miles south-west) and Hook (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Basingstoke (9 miles west), Farnborough (6 miles east), Fleet (3 miles east), Aldershot (7 miles south-east), Alton (10 miles south) and Yateley (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Odiham Castle (2.9 miles south-west) and Fleet Community Hospital (2.5 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Tundry Hill and Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Winchfield include Calthorpe Park School (1.9 miles east)
- Local pubs include Phoenix Inn (0.8 miles north)
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What else we do in Winchfield
Planning the van’s spot
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Winchfield
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
Planners, venues and businesses
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
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’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Planning for dietary needs
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Allow a little extra
- Let someone else talk to us on the day
- Ask a friend to run a tea table
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
Give us a contact for the day who is not a close family member.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
Events we cater in Winchfield
There’s little waste, because food is cooked to order.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. People in Winchfield book the van for occasions like:
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Winchfield station is in Winchfield itself.
Questions to ask before booking
- When payment is due
- Whether there’s a minimum
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- If the price includes VAT
What affects the price in Winchfield
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Service time
- Whether a minimum applies
- Distance and any road charges
- How many people are eating
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Details that help
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The address or venue name
- Roughly how many people, including children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Winchfield
Do you come out to small places like Winchfield?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you serve after a service at Church of St Mary the Virgin?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you be flexible on the day?
Of course. We serve when people are ready.
Is grass a problem?
Typically, if it is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children normally love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
When do you arrive?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
- 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