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Funeral and Wake Catering for Woodway events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Book fish and chips for the wake in Woodway.
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
- Remembrance gatherings
- Wakes at home
Book the van in Woodway
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Access and parking
- The number of meals
- Whether a minimum applies
- The day of the week
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is usually the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Anything awkward about the way in
Each quote is put together for your wake. Give us your date first, and we will check availability straight away.
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Woodway
Some families choose it because it was a loved one’s favourite, which makes it a fitting tribute. Typical bookings include gatherings at a village hall or club and gatherings at home after a funeral, serving cod and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips.
For a wake near Woodway, a farmhouse or village hall frequently works well, with the van in the yard or car park. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
- Area
- Woodway (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is normally the easier option.
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.
Woodway: halls, homes and travel
Woodway is about 4 miles south of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your wake in Woodway will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We serve 443 places across Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Reading, about 13 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Michael, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Woodway; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in OX11, we can bring the van to you. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Blewbury (1 mile north), Aston Tirrold (2 miles north-east), Upton (2 miles north-west), West Hagbourne (2 miles north-west) and East Hagbourne (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (14 miles north), Didcot (4 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north), Wantage (9 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (14 miles east) and Grove (9 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Brightwell Castle (5 miles north-east) and Atlas Computer Laboratory (3.7 miles west). Open spaces near Woodway include Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.
- Pubs nearby include Blueberry pub (0.8 miles north)
Working with your venue
If you are 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.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Make sure older relatives can sit
- Ask the venue about the van
Make sure older relatives can sit to eat.
Photos or a memory book give people something to share.
A closer look at the menu
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
How the day works
You’ll know we’re ready when the smell of frying drifts over. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. Sunset in Woodway is about 7:10pm in late September and about 3:55pm in December; make sure older guests have a well-lit route to the van.
- We start with a few details about your wake.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for family and friends.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Share the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Woodway
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- A tribute meal
- Wakes at venues
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Anniversary memorials
Relatives arriving by train should know that Cholsey station, about 3.4 miles east, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- VAT, if it applies
- How much space the van takes up
- What the price includes, item by item
Woodway questions
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Michael: 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. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Woodway too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It is worth planning some cover for the queue.
What does it cost to hire the van?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we will reply with a price.
How do you handle allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Can the van park on grass?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
Many wakes have sandwiches and cake. Hot food can be more welcome. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Woodway hosts choose us
- Quick service from the hatch
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Bookings across Oxfordshire, including Woodway
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
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What else we do in Woodway
- 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