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Hog Roast for a Wake in Hickmans Green, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Funeral wake catering in Hickmans Green.
- Anniversary memorials
- Memorial gatherings
- Ashes ceremonies
Planning an event in Hickmans Green?
Funeral wake catering in Hickmans Green, carved to order
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Let us know if there is anything special and we’ll try to help. Popular choices include new potatoes, apple sauce and roast pork in rolls or on plates, and we’re regularly asked to cater home wakes and wakes in village halls.
Near Hickmans Green, wakes are frequently at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
Planning the wake in Hickmans Green
The family can spend time with guests.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Hickmans Green, including:
- Wakes at home
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Memorial events
- Pub and club wakes
For family travelling by train, Selling station is about 1 mile away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- Any travel or access charges
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether plates or china are included
Wake catering near Hickmans Green
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. We cater wakes at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hickmans Green and the surrounding area. Hickmans Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
If the funeral is at a church such as St Barnabas, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Hickmans Green is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural. Hickmans Green is within about 6 miles of the sea, and coastal halls can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Hickmans Green, we also cover Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Hickmans Green includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Queens Head pub (0.6 miles north)
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Approval from the landlord or committee
- One contact on the day
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why Hickmans Green hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, well away from the entrance.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
FAQs for Hickmans Green
What’s the nearest station to Hickmans Green?
The closest is Selling station, roughly 1 mile away.
Is Hickmans Green too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. We do not offer halal meat.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
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What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Access to the cooking area
- Numbers
- Travel to Hickmans Green
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
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. Send us your details through our quote form.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. Wakes in Hickmans Green are normally in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, though in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away