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Hog Roast for a Wake in Pett, East Sussex
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the wake makes the food part of your wake in Pett.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Pub and club wakes
- Wakes at home
Book a hog roast in Pett
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
Compared with family members 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, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Planned to your running order
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Funeral wake catering near Pett
We cater wakes in Pett and the surrounding area, wherever the family gathers. For one-year memorials and family meals after a funeral, we will put together a menu of salads, roast pork in rolls or on plates and halloumi skewers.
In rural Pett, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Pett (TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
Name a friend or relative as our contact, so the immediate family is not disturbed.
Plates and sides make it a full meal.
Also in Pett
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
How it works
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. For a summer wake in Pett, there’s light until about 9:15pm, so a garden gathering works well.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Let us know about tight access
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN35 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Pett, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Pett
Can you cater after a service at St Mary & St Peter?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Is Pett close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Do you cater in village halls?
Wherever the family gathers, with an outdoor spot for cooking.
Do you need anything from the family?
Only the place, numbers and a contact. We bring everything else.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Pett?
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
However big or small the event in Pett, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Ashes ceremonies
- Memorial events
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Gatherings at clubs and pubs
If the funeral is at a church such as St Mary & St Peter, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Before booking anyone
- What crockery is supplied
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Allergen information for every dish
Wake catering near Pett
Pett is about 5 miles east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Pett. Pett is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 32 miles away.
Relatives arriving by train should know that Three Oaks station, about 2.5 miles west, is the nearest station. The coast is within about 5 miles of Pett, and coastal halls can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered cooking spot.
We cater wakes across the TN35 postcode area. From Elms Lane, Pett Road and Chick Hill or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Pett we cover include Fairlight Cove (1 mile south), Friar's Hill (1 mile west), Guestling Green (2 miles west), Fairlight (2 miles south-west) and Guestling (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Hastings (5 miles west), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles west), St Leonards (6 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (4 miles south-west), Belmont (4 miles south-west) and Hollington (5 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Conquest Hospital (4.5 miles west) and Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Pett include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak Inn (within half a mile north-west)
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A short route for the equipment
- Space away from the building and any trees
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away