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Hog Roast for a Wake in Cliffe, East Sussex
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Cliffe? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Home wakes
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Memorial events
Funeral wake catering for Cliffe
Funeral wake catering in Cliffe, carved to order
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Tell us what matters to you and we’ll try to help. We’re frequently asked to cater family get-togethers after a service and remembrance days, with roast pork in rolls or on plates, new potatoes and salads.
For a wake in a place like Cliffe, the village hall is frequently the heart of it. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Location
- Cliffe (BN7, BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Cliffe: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Thomas at Cliffe?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
Which station is closest to Cliffe?
Cliffe has its own station: Lewes station.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Do you serve rolls or plates?
Plates come as standard, and china is available on request.
Working with your venue
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.
Occasions we serve in Cliffe
One roast feeds everyone together, so people can sit and talk.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Family meals after a funeral
- Church and village hall wakes
- Remembrance gatherings
With the A26 nearby, it’s easy for family travelling by car to reach Cliffe.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for every dish
- Any travel or access charges
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Summer evenings in Cliffe stay light until about 9:15pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Travel to Cliffe
- Site access
- The number of people
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Your menu choices
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any dietary needs or allergies
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
About the food
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children typically like it too.
After a funeral in Cliffe
Cliffe is about 1 mile east of Lewes, in East Sussex. We’re happy to travel to Cliffe for wakes. Cliffe is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 7 miles away.
Local halls and clubs near Cliffe can host a wake if home is too small. For a service at a church like Church of St Thomas at Cliffe, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. Cliffe is within about a mile of the South Downs National Park; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
We cater wakes across the BN7 and BN8 postcode area. From Ham Lane, New Road and Court Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Cliffe sits on or near the A26, which makes travel to your wake easy. For wakes just outside Cliffe, we cover Southover (1 mile south-west), South Malling (1 mile north-west), Lewes (1 mile west), Hamsey (2 miles north) and Offham (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (10 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (7 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.5 miles north-east) and St Thomas à Becket Cliffe (under half a mile west). The countryside around Cliffe includes Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
- Local schools include South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles north) and Lewes Old Grammar School (0.6 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Gardeners Arms (within half a mile north-west)
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
If the hall or pub provides food, check whether we can cater there. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Ask close family about dietary needs
We hold the food if people are delayed.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A safe distance from the hall
- A short route for the equipment
- A contact for the day who is not immediate family
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Places near Cliffe
What else we do in Cliffe
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away