West Berkshire · England
Hog Roast for a Wake in Lower Green, West Berkshire
Funeral wake catering in Lower Green: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Life celebrations
- Wakes in village halls
- Family get-togethers after a service
Funeral wake catering for Lower Green
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
A hog roast can sit alongside cakes and tea. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Lower Green hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Timed around your day
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Funeral wake catering in Lower Green, carved to order
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Tell us what matters to you and we will try to help. Popular choices include new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and salads, and we’re often booked for ashes ceremonies and remembrance gatherings.
In rural Lower Green, home or the hall is usual. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Where
- Lower Green (RG17)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Event organisers often 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.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
- Travel to Lower Green
- Time on site
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- The address or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Step by step
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your wake. Wakes in Lower Green are generally in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, but by late December it’s dark at about 4:00pm.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a simple quote.
- The roast cooks while you’re at the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
We hold the food if people are delayed.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Space inside for guests
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
- Clearance from walls and branches
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
Questions from Lower Green
Is Lower Green close to London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Lower Green?
Kintbury station, about 2.4 miles north-east of the centre.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
What comes with the hog roast?
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.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
Frequently, yes. Contact us when the date is set and we’ll answer straight away.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a photo if you are unsure.
Arranging a wake in Lower Green
Lower Green is about 7 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We cover Lower Green and its neighbours for wakes. We cover all 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire. You can also see our page for Reading, about 23 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Michael, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over RG17 and the streets around it. We can cater a wake on streets such as Craven Road, Weavers Lane and Bitham Lane or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover wakes in Inkpen (1 mile east), Upper Green (1 mile south-east), Inkpen Common (1 mile east), Hell Corner (2 miles east) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (7 miles east), Thatcham (10 miles east), Speenhamland (7 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (8 miles east).
A little further out are Hamstead Marshall 3 (4.2 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Local schools include John O'Gaunt School (2 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Old Craven Arms (under half a mile north-west)
Also near Lower Green
Other occasions in Lower Green
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Events we cater in Lower Green
We serve calmly and clear away discreetly.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Lower Green. Here are some of the most popular:
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Family meals after a funeral
- Wakes in village halls
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
Relatives arriving by train should know that Kintbury station is about 2.4 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- What crockery is supplied
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What the price includes, item by item
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away