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Funeral Wake Catering for Hareplain
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Hareplain? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Home wakes
- Hall gatherings after a service
Funeral wake catering for Hareplain
What affects the price in Hareplain
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Hareplain
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Send us the date, the address or TN27 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Hareplain, carved to order
If the service runs late, we wait: a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name someone we can call on the day. On the menu are roast pork in rolls or on plates, salads and halloumi skewers, and we are often booked for wakes at home and scattering-of-ashes gatherings.
For a wake near Hareplain, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why book our hog roast in Hareplain
- Planned to your running order
- Our staff serve and clear
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
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How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your wake in Hareplain. In late September, sunset in Hareplain is about 7:00pm; in December, about 3:50pm, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- It starts with the date, venue and when people are expected.
- We confirm availability and send a price.
- We roast quietly while the service takes place.
- Food is ready when people arrive.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Getting a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Hareplain, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Working with your venue
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Space inside for guests
- Space away from the building and any trees
- A short route for the equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
If there was a favourite dish from our menu, tell us.
Hareplain: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Is Hareplain too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Can you do something else?
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Halal isn’t available.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
After a funeral in Hareplain
Hareplain is about 10 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for the wake in Hareplain? We can help. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Hareplain to Canterbury (23 miles away).
Hareplain is within about 5 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wherever your wake is in TN27, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. If your venue is just outside Hareplain, we also cover Three Chimneys (1 mile south-west), Biddenden (1 mile south-east), Curteis' Corner (1 mile east), Lashenden (2 miles north-east) and Standen (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles west), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
A little further out are Kent Firefighting Museum (0.8 miles north) and Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you will find Three Chimneys Public House (0.6 miles south-west)
Planning the wake in Hareplain
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Hareplain and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wakes in village halls
- Home wakes
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Gatherings after a cremation
Relatives arriving by train should know that Headcorn station, about 2.8 miles north, is the nearest station.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
- How dietary needs are handled
- Staffing on the day
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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