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Hog Roast for a Wake in High Cross, East Sussex
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in High Cross and the surrounding area.
- Home wakes
- Wakes at a local club
- Gatherings after a cremation
Slow-roasted pork in High Cross
About our funeral wake catering in High Cross
We cater wakes in High Cross and the surrounding area, wherever the family gathers, with the roast cooked on site. For remembrance days and church and village hall wakes, we can cook rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and halloumi skewers for your guests.
In rural High Cross, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- High Cross (TN6)
- County
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in High Cross
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’ll follow the site rules.
Is High Cross too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What do we need to organise?
Not much: an outdoor cooking spot and someone to meet us.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote.
Do you cater in village halls?
At home, a hall, a club or a venue, given an outdoor cooking area.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Request gluten-free rolls
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Distance from us
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your menu choices
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
The process
On the day, 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. In late September, sunset in High Cross is about 7:05pm; in December, about 3:55pm, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- You tell us the date, the venue, rough numbers and when people will arrive.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while the service is under way.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
Compared with sandwich platters, a hog roast is a warm meal, especially in colder months. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Timed around your day
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
High Cross: halls, homes and travel
High Cross is about 3 miles east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. A hog roast suits wakes around High Cross, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to 289 places across East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 21 miles away.
For a service at a church like The Parish Church of St Denys, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Crowborough station, about 1.8 miles west, is the nearest station. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 2 miles of High Cross; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Wherever your wake is in TN6, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Main roads around High Cross include the B2101, so getting the roaster to your wake is simple. Close by, we cover wakes in Argos Hill (1 mile east), Rotherfield (1 mile north-west), Town Row (1 mile north), Woolbridge (1 mile south) and Wellbrook (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Lewes (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (12 miles south), Crowborough (3 miles west), Uckfield (7 miles south-west), Polegate (15 miles south) and South Malling (14 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (3.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Crowborough Country Park.
- Pubs nearby include The King's Arms Public House (0.6 miles north-west)
Events we cater in High Cross
It copes with timings that shift.
Whatever the occasion in High Cross, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Remembrance gatherings
High Cross is on or near the B2101, handy for relatives driving in.
Comparing caterers
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether VAT is included
- Who carves and who serves
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Planning the cooking spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A level outdoor area
- Permission from the hall or venue
- Space away from the building and any trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards