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Hog Roast for a Wake in Hever, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for the wake makes the food part of your wake in Hever.
- Family meals after a funeral
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Home wakes
Book a hog roast in Hever
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Funeral wake catering in Hever, carved to order
Roast pork with salads, new potatoes and coleslaw makes a proper meal, or rolls keep it simple. There are alternatives for those who do not eat pork. Whether it is home wakes and wakes in village halls, we’ll put together a menu of apple sauce, salads and new potatoes.
In a small place like Hever, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, low and slow, for hours.
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Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork
Food is served as everyone gathers, quietly and respectfully.
If there was a favourite dish from our menu, tell us.
Questions from Hever
Is Hever close to London?
About 23 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Could you cook in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater at home?
At home, a hall, a club or a venue, given an outdoor cooking area.
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 confirm the space with your quote.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Late-December sunset in Hever is about 3:55pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting by the food. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- We serve quietly.
- We leave the venue tidy.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Approval from the landlord or committee
- Space away from the building and any trees
- Flat ground outside the hall or house
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
Wakes in Hever: venues and practical details
Hever is about 6 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Hever and the surrounding area are covered for wakes. Hever is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Hever to London (23 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Peter, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Hever, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over the TN8 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a wake on streets such as Hever Road and Uckfield Lane, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Hever, we also cover Newtown (1 mile south), How Green (1 mile north), Markbeech (1 mile south), Chiddingstone Hoath (2 miles south-east) and Chiddingstone Causeway (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (8 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Swanley (15 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (12 miles east).
A little further out are Haxted Watermill Museum (3.4 miles west) and Hever Castle (less than half a mile north-east).
- Nearby, you’ll find King Henry VIII pub (within half a mile east)
Why choose a hog roast in Hever?
If the venue has its own caterer, check whether we can cater there. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved to order by a chef
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How many people are eating
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Working with your venue
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Hever?
It is simple, warm, familiar food, just right after a funeral.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hever:
- One-year memorials
- Memorial events
- Life celebrations
- Wakes in village halls
If relatives are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Hever station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- 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