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Hog Roast for a Wake in Inkpen Common, West Berkshire
Looking for a hog roast for the wake in Inkpen Common? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Family meals after a funeral
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
Funeral wake catering for Inkpen Common
Funeral wake catering in Inkpen Common, slow-roasted on site
Some families choose a hog roast because it was a favourite. Tell us what matters to you and we’ll do our best. Typical bookings include church and village hall wakes and family get-togethers after a service, serving new potatoes, roast pork in rolls or on plates and halloumi skewers.
In a small place like Inkpen Common, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Area
- Inkpen Common (RG17, RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Who books funeral wake catering in Inkpen Common?
Quiet, respectful service.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Wakes at a local club
- Anniversary memorials
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Gatherings after a cremation
If relatives are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Kintbury station, roughly 2 miles north of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether VAT is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many staff will carve and serve
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wake: send us your details through our quote form.
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How it works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Most wakes in Inkpen Common are held in the afternoon, so light is rarely a problem, though in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a price.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- A safe distance from the hall
- A level outdoor area
- A hall or room for eating
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Common questions in Inkpen Common
Do you come out to small places like Inkpen Common?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Inkpen Common?
The closest is Kintbury station, roughly 2 miles away.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
What should we provide?
Very little: the space and a contact.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
How quickly can you cater a wake?
Normally. Contact us when the date is set and we will tell you quickly.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, out of the way of arriving guests.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children typically like it too.
Wakes in Inkpen Common: venues and practical details
Inkpen Common is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We cater wakes across Inkpen Common and nearby. We cater all 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Reading, about 21 miles away.
Families holding a service at Church of St Laurence frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over RG17 and RG20. Local streets include Heads Lane, Rooksnest Lane and The Firs; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For wakes just outside Inkpen Common, we cover Hell Corner (1 mile east), Inkpen (1 mile north-west), Upper Green (1 mile south-west), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (4 miles north-west), Lambourn (10 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.1 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Pubs nearby include Crown and Garter pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards