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Funeral Wake Catering in Grayshott
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Grayshott and the surrounding area.
- Hall gatherings after a service
- One-year memorials
- Memorial events
Slow-roasted pork in Grayshott
Grayshott: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Luke?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Which station is closest to Grayshott?
Haslemere station, about 2.2 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you do something else?
Yes, add chicken or a vegetarian option.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
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.
Funeral wake catering near Grayshott
Roast pork with salads, new potatoes and coleslaw makes a proper meal. Chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option are there for anyone who doesn’t eat pork. Typical bookings include one-year memorials and life celebrations, with salads, halloumi skewers and new potatoes.
Around Grayshott, wakes are frequently at the village hall, a pub or home. Tell us about outdoor space for the roaster. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Events we cater in Grayshott
One roast feeds everyone together, so people can sit and talk.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Wakes at a local club
- One-year memorials
- Memorial events
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Haslemere station is about 2.2 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What crockery is supplied
- If the price includes VAT
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
A hog roast or other catering?
If the hall or pub provides food, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
Food is served as everyone gathers, calmly and without fuss.
If there was a favourite dish from our menu, tell us.
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What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- One contact on the day
- Permission from the hall or venue
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
How we price a hog roast for the wake
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Plates or china
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Your menu choices
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Summer evenings in Grayshott stay light until about 9:20pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
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. Fill in our quote form.
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Wakes in Grayshott: venues and practical details
Grayshott is about 7 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Wakes in Grayshott are part of our patch. Grayshott is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 12 miles away.
Families holding a service at Church of St Luke frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about a mile of Grayshott, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Surrey takes in GU26. Local streets include Church Lane, Vale Wood Lane and Avenue Road; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For wakes just outside Grayshott, we cover Hindhead (1 mile east), Nutcombe (1 mile south-east), Beacon Hill (1 mile north), Whitmoor Vale (1 mile north-west) and Green Cross (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (12 miles north-east), Camberley (15 miles north), Farnham (7 miles north), Frimley (14 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east) and Ash (9 miles north).
A little further out are Haslemere and District Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Grayshott includes Lynchmere Commons and Gibbet Hill.
- Local schools include St Edmund's School (under half a mile south-east) and Woolmer Hill School (1.3 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Fox & Pelican pub (within half a mile south-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards