Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for a Wake in Bailey Green, Hampshire
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Bailey Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Remembrance days
- Wakes at a local club
Slow-roasted pork in Bailey Green
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A friend or relative we can call
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Funeral wake catering in Bailey Green, carved to order
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Let us know if there is anything special and we’ll try to help. We’re frequently asked to cater home wakes and memorial gatherings, serving salads, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
For a wake near Bailey Green, a farmhouse or village hall often works well. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, because every wake is different. What matters most:
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- How many people are eating
- Which meats and sides you choose
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- What the outdoor space is like
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Places near Bailey Green
Also in Bailey Green
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Bailey Green questions
How far is Bailey Green from London?
About 52 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can you wait?
We wait: we hold the food until people arrive.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Either: plates with sides or simple rolls.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you do something else?
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. We don’t offer halal meat.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Planning the wake in Bailey Green
Alternatives are available.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Bailey Green and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Home wakes
- Church and village hall wakes
- Life celebrations
- Ashes ceremonies
Families holding a service at Holy Trinity Church frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and any London charges
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Who carves and who serves
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to booking a function room menu, a hog roast at a hall is often simpler. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Request gluten-free rolls
We set up quietly and start the roast early, well away from the entrance.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
Wakes in Bailey Green: venues and practical details
Bailey Green is about 5 miles north-west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Bailey Green and the surrounding area. Bailey Green is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Bailey Green to Southampton (about 18 miles away).
Bailey Green is within about 6 miles of the South Downs National Park, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Hampshire takes in GU34, so your wake can be anywhere in it. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Privett (1 mile south-east), Filmore Hill (1 mile west), West Tisted (1 mile north-west), Monkwood (2 miles north) and Charlwood (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles west), Havant (13 miles south), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (15 miles south-west), Horndean (9 miles south) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles west).
A little further out are Petersfield Community Hospital (5.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Bailey Green include Shutts Copse and Pidham Hill.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Autumn and winter afternoons in Bailey Green get dark early: about 7:10pm in late September and 4:00pm in December, so a later wake may need lighting outside.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- We roast quietly while the service takes place.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
How to prepare
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away