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Funeral Wake Catering in Folly Town
We bring a hog roast for the wake to Folly Town and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Home wakes
- Church and village hall wakes
- Pub and club wakes
Planning an event in Folly Town?
Funeral wake catering in Folly Town, carved to order
Funerals are normally planned within a week or two. Get in touch as soon as the date is set, and we will give you a quick answer. On the menu are apple sauce, salads and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater celebrations of life and scattering-of-ashes gatherings.
In rural Folly Town, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
What affects the price in Folly Town
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The number of people
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers
- Where the event is
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
We serve when people arrive, quietly and respectfully.
Add chicken as an alternative.
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Folly Town
Which station is closest to Folly Town?
The closest is Wye station, roughly 2.7 miles away.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
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 generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
Frequently, yes. Contact us when the date is set and we’ll tell you quickly.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
What do we need to organise?
Only the place, numbers and a contact. We bring everything else.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Planning the wake in Folly Town
One roast feeds everyone together, so people can sit and talk.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Folly Town and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wakes at a local club
- Home wakes
- Remembrance days
- Life celebrations
For family travelling by train, Wye station is about 2.7 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether VAT is included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with family members cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Served at the time you choose
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Nearby places to Folly Town
Other occasions in Folly Town
The process
Expect a calm, 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. For a summer wake in Folly Town, there is light until about 9:15pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We confirm the space.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
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. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Folly Town: halls, homes and travel
Folly Town is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for the wake in Folly Town? We can help. Folly Town is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Folly Town to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Mary, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Folly Town; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over TN25. If your venue is just outside Folly Town, we also cover Hastingleigh (1 mile east), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (1 mile west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Wye (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (10 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (3.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
- Local pubs include The Bowl Inn (0.5 miles south-east)
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Space inside for guests
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
- Permission from the hall or venue
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away