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Funeral and wake catering in Wootton, Hampshire
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: fish and chips for the wake in Wootton and the surrounding area.
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
Book the van in Wootton
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Funeral and wake catering in Wootton, fried fresh
Sometimes fish and chips was the favourite meal of the person being remembered, which makes it a fitting tribute. For memorial gatherings and wakes at a pub or venue with outside space, we can cook pie and chips, haddock and chips and mushy peas for your guests.
In a small place like Wootton, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before you book.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Allow for the service running over
- Choose a friend to be our contact
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
Ensure older relatives can sit to eat.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Wootton?
It is warm, simple food that almost everyone enjoys.
Whatever brings people together, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We’re often booked for:
- Family meals after the service
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Pub wakes
- Small family memorials
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the closest railway station is New Milton station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- Whether there’s a minimum
- Allergen information for each item
- Exactly what’s included in the price
The process
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we can start a little later or slow the pace. Summer evenings in Wootton stay light until about 9:25pm, but in December it’s dark by about 4:05pm.
- First, tell us 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.
- We cook to order on the day for family and friends.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
How to prepare
- Share the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Wootton: halls, homes and travel
Wootton is in Hampshire. Wakes in Wootton are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Wootton is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 15 miles away.
After a service at St John, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. Wootton is within about 4 miles of the New Forest National Park, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access. The coast is within about 6 miles of Wootton.
Anywhere in BH25, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can serve a wake on streets such as Holmsley Road, Wilverley Road and Brownhill Road or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. For wakes just outside Wootton, we cover Ossemsley (1 mile south), Bashley (1 mile south-east), Mead End (2 miles east), Tiptoe (2 miles east) and Ashley (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (6 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (6 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Lymington New Forest Hospital (5.5 miles east) and Highcliffe Castle (4 miles south-west). The countryside around Wootton includes Milford on Sea LNR.
- Pubs nearby include The Rising Sun pub (0.5 miles south-east)
Wootton questions
We are gathering after a service at St John: 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 usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can you serve near the sea around Wootton?
Yes. Wind doesn’t affect the fryers, but plan a sheltered spot for the queue.
Is everything cooked fresh?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Do you cover Wootton?
We do. Wootton is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we’ll confirm what we need.
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 will tell you what we can offer.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. We’ll agree arrival and serving times with you.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Wootton.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Your choice of menu
- Any minimum charge
- How easy the site is to reach
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
What to tell us
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or BH25 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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What the van needs
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Confirmation that the van can park there
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is a favourite in colder months.
- 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