Kent · England
Funeral Wake Catering in Park Farm
We bring a hog roast for the wake across Park Farm and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Family meals after a funeral
- Church and village hall wakes
Funeral wake catering for Park Farm
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
We serve when people arrive, quietly and respectfully.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
How our funeral wake catering works in Park Farm
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. For church and village hall wakes and wakes at home, we can cook new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce.
For a wake in a place like Park Farm, the village hall is often the heart of it. You will know what’s included before booking: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Where the roaster can go in Park Farm
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- A friend or relative we can call
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If the hall or pub provides food, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book our hog roast in Park Farm
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Park Farm questions
How far is Park Farm from London?
Roughly 49 miles from the centre of London.
Could you cook in Ashford Green Corridors?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What if people arrive late?
That is fine: we hold the food until people arrive.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Autumn and winter afternoons in Park Farm get dark early: about 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December, so a later wake may need lighting outside.
- Share the date, place and 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
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to Park Farm
More for events in Park Farm
What affects the price in Park Farm
Things that change the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Park Farm
- The number of people
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.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN23 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Park Farm: halls, homes and travel
Park Farm is about 1 mile south of Ashford, in Kent. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Park Farm. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 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. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Park Farm, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in TN23 and TN25, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. From Hawthorn Road, Snowbell Road and Redberry Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Park Farm, we also cover Kingsnorth (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile north-east), Stanhope (1 mile north-west), South Willesborough (1 mile north-east) and Finberry (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (13 miles east), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (10 miles east), Davington (14 miles north) and Preston (13 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (2.4 miles north-east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.1 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Orlestone Forest.
- Nearby schools include John Wallis Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include Queen's Head Public House (0.5 miles west)
Why choose funeral wake catering in Park Farm?
It copes with timings that shift.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Park Farm. Typical bookings include:
- Celebrations of life
- Pub and club wakes
- Church and village hall wakes
- Anniversary memorials
Relatives arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Ashford International station, about 1.5 miles north.
Questions to ask before booking
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What crockery is supplied
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards