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Funeral Wake Catering for Langley Vale
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the wake turns the food into a centrepiece of your wake in Langley Vale.
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Wakes in village halls
- Anniversary memorials
A hog roast near Langley Vale
What affects the price in Langley Vale
Things that change the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- Rough numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Langley Vale, slow-roasted on site
Services can run over, and that is fine: we’ll hold the food until people arrive. Name someone we can call on the day. For church and village hall wakes and gatherings at clubs and pubs, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, salads and rotisserie chicken and more.
Near Langley Vale, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. In late September, sunset in Langley Vale is about 7:05pm; in December, about 3:55pm, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- You get a quick answer on the date, and a quote.
- We set up and roast while you are at the service.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Getting a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- A hall or room for eating
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Common questions in Langley Vale
Is Langley Vale close to London?
About 15 miles from central London.
Could you cook in Ashtead Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Is it a sit-down meal?
Both are possible: plates with sides or simple rolls.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Also near Langley Vale
Other occasions in Langley Vale
Wakes in Langley Vale: venues and practical details
Langley Vale is about 2 miles east of Ashtead, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Langley Vale, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Langley Vale is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Langley Vale to Guildford (14 miles away).
For a service at a church like St Stephen On The Downs, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. Langley Vale is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in KT18, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Local streets include Grosvenor Road, Harding Road and Rosebery Road; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Nearby, we also cater wakes in Tattenham Corner (1 mile east), Great Burgh (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north-east), Burgh Heath (2 miles east) and Epsom (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (14 miles west), Woking (13 miles west), Horley (10 miles south-east), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Egham (15 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Headley Court (1.1 miles south-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Cuddington Meadows and Colley Hill.
- Schools near Langley Vale include Rosebery School (1.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include Derby Arms (0.7 miles north-east)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Rather than relatives cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Events we cater in Langley Vale
Hearty food that most people like, which is what people want after a service.
In Langley Vale and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Family meals after a funeral
- Memorial gatherings
Relatives arriving by train should know that Tattenham Corner station, about 1 mile east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- Allergen information for every dish
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards