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Hog Roast for a Wake in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Greater London
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Hampstead Garden Suburb? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Remembrance days
- Hall gatherings after a service
- Home wakes
Planning an event in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Funeral wake catering in Hampstead Garden Suburb, carved to order
If the service runs late, we wait: we will hold the food until people arrive. Name someone we can call on the day. We’re frequently asked to cater church and village hall wakes and wakes at home, with roast pork in rolls or on plates, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes.
In Hampstead Garden Suburb, a wake might be at home, a hall or a local pub. In London, outdoor space for the roaster is the thing to check. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Location
- Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11, N2, N3)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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What else we do in Hampstead Garden Suburb
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Arranging a wake in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Hampstead Garden Suburb is about 1 mile south-west of East Finchley, in Greater London. Wakes in Hampstead Garden Suburb are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Hampstead Garden Suburb is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 7 miles away.
If there isn’t room at home, a hall or club near Hampstead Garden Suburb may suit. If relatives are coming by rail, Brent Cross West station is about 2.1 miles away.
For wakes in NW11, N2 and N3, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. We can cater a wake on streets such as Maya Road, Oakwood Road and Bigwood Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Hampstead Garden Suburb is on the A1, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Nearby, we also cater wakes in Temple Fortune (1 mile west), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), Golders Green (1 mile south-west), North End (1 mile south) and Vale of Health (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Municipal Borough of Finchley (1.2 miles north) and Jewish Museum - Finchley (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
- Schools near Hampstead Garden Suburb include Brookland Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles north) and The King Alfred School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Old White Lion pub (0.9 miles east)
A hog roast or other catering?
Rather than relatives cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in Hampstead Garden Suburb
- Carved to order by a chef
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Planning the wake in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hampstead Garden Suburb:
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Remembrance gatherings
Families holding a service at Free Church frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Travel and any London charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Questions from Hampstead Garden Suburb
Which station is closest to Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Brent Cross West station, about 2.1 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Often, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we will advise.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Is it a sit-down meal?
Either: rolls for a simple meal, plates with salads and potatoes for a fuller one.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
We serve when people arrive, calmly and without fuss.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- A short route for the equipment
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Hampstead Garden Suburb is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Step by step
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Most wakes in Hampstead Garden Suburb are held in the afternoon, so light is rarely a problem, but by late December it is dark at about 3:55pm.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- We serve quietly.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Hampstead Garden Suburb
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- How long the roast and service take
- Travel to Hampstead Garden Suburb
- Site access
- Plates or china
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and time of the event
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote: fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away