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Funeral Wake Catering in Brightling
Funeral wake catering in Brightling: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
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Funeral wake catering for Brightling
Funeral wake catering in Brightling, slow-roasted on site
We roast quietly on site while the service takes place, so food is ready when people arrive. We serve without fuss and clear up quietly. For celebration-of-life gatherings and memorial gatherings, we’ll put together a menu of roast pork in rolls or on plates, salads and new potatoes for your guests.
Near Brightling, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Location
- Brightling (TN32)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. In winter, it’s dark in Brightling by about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while you are at the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Think about shelter for your guests
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wake for a quote: use our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere indoors for people to eat
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the event is
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Wake catering near Brightling
Brightling is about 9 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Our roaster is a regular sight at wakes around Brightling, from gardens to fields. We cater 289 places across East Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from Brightling to Brighton (25 miles away).
If relatives are coming by rail, the nearest station is Robertsbridge station, about 3.3 miles north-east. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Brightling; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in TN32, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From The Street and Rectory Hill or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Brightling we cover include Hollingrove (1 mile east), Twelve Oaks (1 mile south), Oxley's Green (1 mile north-east), Netherfield (3 miles south-east) and Penhurst (3 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles south), Hastings (10 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles south), Hailsham (9 miles south-west), Crowborough (12 miles north-west) and St Leonards (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (2.3 miles south-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (5.9 miles north).
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
If the service runs late, we wait.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
Towns and villages near Brightling
Also in Brightling
Questions from Brightling
We’re gathering after a service at The Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is a week’s notice enough?
We do our best at short notice. Tell us the details for a quick answer.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do you cover Brightling?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Brightling and East Sussex. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What do we need to organise?
Not much: the space and a contact.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Events we cater in Brightling
It copes with timings that shift.
Here’s what people in Brightling most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Life celebrations
- Church and village hall wakes
- Home wakes
- Anniversary memorials
Families holding a service at The Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Before booking anyone
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How dietary needs are handled
- The space, cover and access they need
- Any travel or access charges
Why choose a hog roast in Brightling?
Compared with a venue’s set menu, a hog roast at a hall is frequently simpler. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- Planned to your running order
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards