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Funeral Wake Catering for Rusper
Funeral wake catering in Rusper: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Family meals after a funeral
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Wakes at home
Planning an event in Rusper?
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Plates or china
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Allergies we should know about
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Rusper, carved to order
Wakes are frequently arranged at short notice. Contact us as soon as you have a date, and we’ll tell you right away whether we can help. We are often asked to cater church and village hall wakes and scattering-of-ashes gatherings, with roast pork in rolls or on plates, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
In a small place like Rusper, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. The hog is roasted on site at your wake, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Location
- Rusper (RH12)
- County
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we do not need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In late September, sunset in Rusper is about 7:05pm; in December, about 3:55pm, so a later wake may need lighting outside.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- The roast cooks while you are at the service.
- Food is ready as guests gather.
- We clear away discreetly.
How to prepare
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Let us know about tight access
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Rusper: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at St Mary Magdalene church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you come out to small places like Rusper?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What if people arrive late?
We wait: we hold the food until people arrive.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
How quickly can you cater a wake?
Often, yes. Contact us as soon as you have a date and we will answer right away.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to sandwiches, hot food feels more caring, especially in colder months. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Rusper hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Rusper?
It feeds everyone at once, so people can eat and share memories.
Here’s what people in Rusper most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Pub and club wakes
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- One-year memorials
- Hall gatherings after a service
For a service at a church like St Mary Magdalene church, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
What your quote should include
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
After a funeral in Rusper
Rusper is about 4 miles west of Crawley, in West Sussex. Wakes in Rusper are part of our patch. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Rusper to Guildford (15 miles away).
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the nearest station is Faygate station, about 1.8 miles south. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Rusper; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
We cater wakes across the RH12 postcode area. That could mean a wake in a garden on High Street, Cooks Mead and Chalice Walk or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Lambs Green (1 mile east), Ifieldwood (2 miles east), Russ Hill (3 miles north-east), Bewbush (3 miles south-east) and Cudworth (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (4 miles east), Horsham (4 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (12 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (13 miles south-east), East Grinstead (12 miles east) and Broadfield (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Crawley Museum (3.9 miles east) and Crawley Hospital (3.6 miles east). The countryside around Rusper includes Vann Lake and Warnham LNR.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
Name a friend or relative as our contact, so the family can focus on guests.
China crockery is available on request.
Where the roaster can go in Rusper
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A short route for the equipment
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
Organising for someone else?
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Also near Rusper
Also in Rusper
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away