Hampshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Downton
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Downton and across Hampshire.
- Wakes at a local club
- Remembrance days
- Gatherings after a cremation
Book a hog roast in Downton
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to sandwiches, a hog roast is a warm meal. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Downton hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Funeral wake catering near Downton
While you are at the service, the roast cooks quietly, ready for when everyone comes back. Our staff serve calmly and clear away discreetly. Popular choices include new potatoes, apple sauce and salads, and we are regularly asked to cater wakes in village halls and family meals after a funeral.
For a wake near Downton, a farmhouse or village hall frequently works well, with the roaster in the yard or garden. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, slowly, over several hours.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Downton
Can you cater after a service at Church of All Saints?
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 usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What’s the nearest station to Downton?
The closest is New Milton station, roughly 2 miles away.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
What if the service runs late?
Give us a contact for the day and we will adjust.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
Food is served as everyone gathers, calmly and without fuss.
Rotisserie chicken is a good alternative for those who do not eat pork.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll, just as they should.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Towns and villages near Downton
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How it works
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. For a summer wake in Downton, there’s light until about 9:25pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- Food is ready as guests gather.
- We clear away discreetly.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Downton, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Wake catering near Downton
Downton is about 3 miles west of Lymington, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Downton and the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Families holding a service at Church of All Saints frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready. Downton is within about 6 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 4 miles of Downton, and coastal halls can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in SO41, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Hordle Lane and Shorefield Road, and a wake on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Downton, we also cover Leagreen (1 mile east), Hordle (1 mile north), Ashley (2 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (2 miles west) and New Milton (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Totton (13 miles north), Lymington (3 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (10 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east) and Marchwood (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.7 miles north-east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Downton includes Milford on Sea LNR.
- Local schools include The Arnewood School (2.1 miles west)
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Whether you want china
- Travel to Downton
- Menu choices and extras
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Your date and serving time
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning the wake in Downton
It feeds everyone at once, so people can sit and talk.
However big or small the event in Downton, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Celebrations of life
- Church and village hall wakes
- Memorial events
- Family meals after a funeral
Relatives arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is New Milton station, roughly 2 miles north-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Who carves and who serves
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether travel is included
Where the roaster can go in Downton
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- A safe distance from the hall
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away