Medway · England
Funeral and Wake Catering in Wouldham
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Wouldham and Medway, frying fresh at your venue.
- Wakes at venues
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Anniversary memorials
Book the van in Wouldham
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Funeral and wake catering in Wouldham, fried fresh
We keep it calm and simple. We park discreetly and serve when people are ready. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for scattering of ashes gatherings and wakes at venues.
For a wake near Wouldham, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the van in the yard or car park. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Questions from Wouldham
Can you serve after a service at Church of All Saints?
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. Send us the address.
Is Wouldham too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Can you be flexible on the day?
Of course. We serve when people are ready.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for guests.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. Everything is fried fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
How long will the queue be?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
For warm food after a funeral, a chip van is a gentle choice in Wouldham. Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why us?
- Classic food your guests already know
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- All the chip-shop extras
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
Read our pricing and what a fish and chip van costs.
Should I sort the food myself?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
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.
Step by step
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. In winter, it is dark in Wouldham by about 3:50pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. In summer, there’s daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for family and friends.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Name one person we can call on the day
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, use our quote form.
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Planning the van’s spot
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We need:
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- A clear area by the serving hatch
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Wouldham
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Nearby places to Wouldham
What else we do in Wouldham
Events we cater in Wouldham
It takes one job off a very long list at a difficult time.
These are some of the bookings we take around Wouldham:
- Family meals after the service
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
If relatives are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Halling station, roughly 0.6 miles west of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- A clear list of what’s included
- What happens if plans change
After a funeral in Wouldham
Wouldham is about 3 miles west of Chatham, in Medway. Give us the address of your wake in Wouldham, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Wouldham is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Wouldham to London (26 miles away).
After a service at Church of All Saints, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
For wakes in ME1, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many guests. Local streets include High Street, Oldfield Drive and Meadow Way; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Close by, we cover wakes in Peters Village (1 mile south), Halling (1 mile west), Scarborough (1 mile south-east), Holborough (1 mile south-west) and North Halling (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Gillingham (5 miles east), Chatham (3 miles east), Rochester (3 miles north-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Strood (3 miles north) and Luton (4 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Rochester Castle (3.3 miles north-east) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Wouldham includes Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
- Local schools include The Thomas Aveling School (2.1 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Five Bells pub (0.6 miles west)
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Choose a friend to be our contact
- Ask a friend to run a tea table
- Let us know of any allergies
Remember the journey from the service.
A tea table run by a friend is a comfort.
- 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