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Funeral Wake Catering in Gosford
Planning a hog roast for the wake in Gosford? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- One-year memorials
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Home wakes
Planning an event in Gosford?
Gosford: your questions answered
Is Gosford too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We’re gathering after a service at Saint John the Baptist Hall Church: 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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
What if the service runs late?
Name someone we can call and we will serve when everyone is there.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Funeral wake catering near Gosford
If the service runs late, we wait: we will hold the food until people arrive. Give us a contact for the day. For church and village hall wakes and gatherings at the family home, we can cook halloumi skewers, salads and apple sauce for your guests.
In rural Gosford, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Gosford (OX5)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Also in Gosford
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
We serve when people arrive, quietly and respectfully.
Add chicken as an alternative.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, because every wake is different. What matters most:
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
What happens on the day
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Late-December sunset in Gosford is about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. In summer, there’s daylight until about 9:25pm.
- You tell us the date, the venue, rough numbers and when people will arrive.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while the service is under way.
- We serve quietly as people gather.
- We clear away discreetly.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Gosford?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Gosford hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Events we cater in Gosford
There are options for those who do not eat pork.
Whatever the occasion in Gosford, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Memorial gatherings
- Pub and club wakes
- Ashes ceremonies
- Wakes at home
For family travelling by train, Oxford Parkway station is about 0.7 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staffing on the day
- Any travel or access charges
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
After a funeral in Gosford
Gosford is about 5 miles north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, wakes around Gosford suit a hog roast. Gosford is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater.
For a service at a church like Saint John the Baptist Hall Church, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
Anywhere in OX5, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Kidlington (1 mile north-west), Islip (2 miles north-east), Hampton Poyle (2 miles north), Bletchingdon (3 miles north) and Enslow (3 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (5 miles south), Didcot (14 miles south), Bicester (8 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles south), Witney (10 miles west) and Carterton (14 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Acland Hospital (3.6 miles south) and Oxford Castle (4.3 miles south). Within reach you will find Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Headington Hill.
- Local schools include Gosford Hill School (under half a mile north-west)
- Local pubs include Kings Arms Public House And Attached Mounting Block (less than half a mile north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards