Kent · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Key's Green
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Key's Green and the surrounding area.
- Memorial events
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Anniversary memorials
Book a hog roast in Key's Green
Key's Green: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at Chapel Of Ease Of St Luke?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How far is Key's Green from London?
About 32 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can you do something else?
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Halal isn’t available.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What if people arrive late?
Give us a contact for the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Funeral wake catering near Key's Green
Funerals are generally planned within a week or two. Contact us as soon as the date is set, and we will give you a quick answer. Typical bookings include family get-togethers after a service and scattering-of-ashes gatherings, serving new potatoes, halloumi skewers and roast pork in rolls or on plates.
In a small place like Key's Green, 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, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
What affects the price in Key's Green
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Travel to Key's Green
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning the wake in Key's Green
It is simple, warm, familiar food, just right after a funeral.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Family meals after a funeral
- Church and village hall wakes
- Wakes at a local club
- Home wakes
After a service at Chapel Of Ease Of St Luke, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
About the food
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
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.
What you get with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Planned to your running order
See our pricing and the cost guide.
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What else we do in Key's Green
How it works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. For a summer wake in Key's Green, there’s light until about 9:15pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Wakes in Key's Green: venues and practical details
Key's Green is about 4 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for the wake in Key's Green? We cover the whole area. Key's Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 30 miles away.
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Frant station, about 3.5 miles south-west, is the nearest station. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Key's Green, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Here we cover the TN12 postcode area, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. From Cryals Road and Beech Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Lamberhurst Quarter (1 mile south), Petteridge (1 mile north-east), Pembury (2 miles north-west), Matfield (2 miles north-east) and Brenchley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles west), Tonbridge (6 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north) and Foley Park (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Pembury Hospital (2.4 miles north-west) and Old Scotney Castle (3.7 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Bewl Water and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local pubs include The Blue Boys Inn (less than half a mile west)
Working with your venue
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.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Where the roaster can go in Key's Green
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Space inside for guests
- One contact on the day
- Flat ground outside the hall or house
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Looking after everyone
Some guests will not eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
We dress smartly and keep a low profile.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards