Oxfordshire · England
Hog Roast for a Wake in Merton, Oxfordshire
We bring a hog roast for the wake across Merton and Oxfordshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
Funeral wake catering in Merton
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If the hall or pub provides food, check whether we can cater there. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Merton
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Timed around your day
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page or the cost guide.
About our funeral wake catering in Merton
If the service runs late, we wait: a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name someone we can call on the day. Popular choices include salads, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater family get-togethers after a service and anniversary memorials.
In a small place like Merton, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Location
- Merton (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Space, access and the venue
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Approval from the landlord or committee
- Space inside for guests
- Clearance from walls and branches
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
After a funeral in Merton
Merton is about 3 miles south of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Merton, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Merton is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 8 miles away.
For family travelling by train, the nearest station is Bicester Village station, about 2.7 miles north.
We cater wakes across the OX25 postcode area. Close by, we cover wakes in Fencott (1 mile south), Murcott (1 mile south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (1 mile south-west), Wendlebury (2 miles north-west) and Lower Arncott (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles south), Bicester (3 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south), Witney (15 miles west), Thame (11 miles south-east) and Kidlington (6 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Bicester Avenue (2.3 miles north). Open spaces near Merton include Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
- Nearby, you will find The Old Plough pub (under half a mile south)
Nearby places to Merton
More for events in Merton
Occasions we serve in Merton
The family can spend time with guests.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Merton. Typical bookings include:
- Home wakes
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Anniversary memorials
- Memorial gatherings
After a service at Church of St Swithin, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
How we price a hog roast for the wake
The biggest factors are:
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Merton
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wake is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Autumn and winter afternoons in Merton get dark early: about 7:10pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
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. Use our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Common questions in Merton
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Swithin?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
How far is Merton from London?
About 52 miles from central London.
How quickly can you cater a wake?
Normally. Contact us as soon as you have a date and we will tell you quickly.
Can you wait?
Give us a contact for the day and we will adjust.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you cover Merton?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Merton and the rest of Oxfordshire included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you do something else?
Chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Halal is not available.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
One contact for the day helps, so the immediate family is not disturbed.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away