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Funeral Wake Catering for Kingsley Green
We bring a hog roast for the wake across Kingsley Green and Surrey, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Memorial events
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- One-year memorials
Planning an event in Kingsley Green?
Funeral wake catering in Kingsley Green, carved to order
We keep things simple for families: a short conversation, a clear quote and a calm service on the day. We serve apple sauce, salads and new potatoes, and we’re frequently booked for wakes in village halls and remembrance days.
In rural Kingsley Green, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Timings are planned around your wake, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
FAQs for Kingsley Green
What’s the nearest station to Kingsley Green?
The closest is Haslemere station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can you cater at home?
Wherever the family gathers, with an outdoor spot for cooking.
What if the service runs late?
We wait: we hold the food until people arrive.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- One contact on the day
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
One contact for the day helps, so the family can focus on guests.
Let us know if there is something the person especially liked.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Events we cater in Kingsley Green
Alternatives are available.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Kingsley Green and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Pub and club wakes
- Life celebrations
- Home wakes
Local halls and clubs near Kingsley Green can host a wake if home is too small.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- The full menu and the sides
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a cold buffet, a warm plated meal is more comforting. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. In late September, sunset in Kingsley Green is about 7:05pm; in December, about 4:00pm, so a later wake may need lighting outside.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a simple quote.
- We roast quietly while the service takes place.
- We serve quietly as people gather.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Send final numbers in good time
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or GU27 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Time on site
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
- The venue or postcode
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Also near Kingsley Green
Also in Kingsley Green
Kingsley Green: halls, homes and travel
Kingsley Green is about 10 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Surrey. Planning a hog roast for the wake in Kingsley Green? We can help. Kingsley Green is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Kingsley Green to Guildford (about 14 miles away).
Relatives arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Haslemere station, about 1.8 miles north. After a service at The Parish Church of St Margaret, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Kingsley Green, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Surrey takes in GU27, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. Local streets include Square Drive, Haslemere Road and Hatch Lane; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Kingsley Green, we also cover Fernhurst (1 mile south), Haslemere (2 miles north), Woolmer Hill (2 miles north-west), Shottermill (2 miles north-west) and Hammer (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles north-east), Ash (13 miles north), Godalming (10 miles north-east) and Farncombe (11 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include North Ambersham (1.4 miles south-east) and Haslemere and District Hospital (2.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Blackdown and Cooksbridge Meadow.
- Local schools include Woolmer Hill School (2.5 miles north-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards