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Funeral Wake Catering for Rough Common
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Rough Common and the surrounding area.
- Home wakes
- Remembrance days
- Life celebrations
A hog roast near Rough Common
What affects the price in Rough Common
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What we need to know
Here’s what we will ask:
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Your menu choices
- Rules from the venue or landowner
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Rough Common, carved to order
Services can run over, and that’s fine: we will hold the food until people arrive. Name someone we can call on the day. For wakes in village halls and family meals after a funeral, we can cook apple sauce, roast pork in rolls or on plates and rotisserie chicken and more.
Near Rough Common, wakes are often at home or in the hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Nearby places to Rough Common
What else we do in Rough Common
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Autumn and winter afternoons in Rough Common 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 reply quickly with a price.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We clear away discreetly.
Before we arrive
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or CT2 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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Arranging a wake in Rough Common
Rough Common is about 2 miles north-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We cater wakes across Rough Common and nearby, from gardens to fields. Rough Common is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
If relatives are coming by rail, Canterbury West station is about 1.3 miles away. The coast is within about 5 miles of Rough Common, and coastal halls can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the CT2 postcode area, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. Your wake could be at a house on Ross Gardens, Firtree Close and Rough Common Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover wakes in Harbledown (1 mile south-east), Upper Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Hales Place (1 mile east), Wincheap (2 miles south-east) and Thanington (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (13 miles south-west), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south), Whitstable (4 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (1.6 miles south-east) and Canterbury Castle (1.6 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Edmund's School (0.5 miles east) and The Archbishop's School (1.1 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find The Dog and Bear pub (under half a mile south)
Is a hog roast right for your wake?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Rough Common
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Served at the time you choose
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A contact for the day who isn’t immediate family
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Questions from Rough Common
Is Rough Common close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London.
Can you do a hog roast in Whitehall Meadows?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Planning the wake in Rough Common
The family can spend time with guests.
Whatever the occasion in Rough Common, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Remembrance gatherings
- Remembrance days
- Gatherings at the family home
- Hall gatherings after a service
Families holding a service at Church of St. Gabriel frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Comparing caterers
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Ask close family about dietary needs
Name a friend or relative as our contact, so the family can focus on guests.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards