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Funeral Wake Catering in Southover
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Southover and the surrounding area.
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Remembrance days
Funeral wake catering for Southover
Funeral wake catering near Southover
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Tell us what matters to you and we’ll do our best. Popular choices include apple sauce, roast pork in rolls or on plates and new potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater gatherings after scattering ashes and church and village hall wakes.
Around Southover, wakes are often at the village hall, a pub or home. Tell us about outdoor space for the roaster. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Area
- Southover (BN7, BN8)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Give us numbers for the alternatives
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, well away from the entrance.
Ask about china.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
What affects the price in Southover
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- Numbers
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Every wake is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wake for a quote: use our quote form.
Common questions in Southover
Which station is closest to Southover?
Southover has its own station: Lewes station.
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Do you come to Southover?
Yes, Southover is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
What if the service runs late?
Name someone we can call and we will serve when everyone is there.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Arranging a wake in Southover
Southover is about 1 mile south-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. We cater wakes across Southover and nearby. Southover is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 7 miles away.
If relatives are coming by rail, Lewes station is in Southover itself. After a service at Church of St Michael, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. Southover is within about a mile of the South Downs National Park, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wakes anywhere in BN7 and BN8 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Streets in the area include Ham Lane, New Road and Bell Lane, and a wake on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. With the A277 and A2029 close by, Southover is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cater wakes in Cliffe (1 mile north-east), Lewes (1 mile north-west), South Malling (1 mile north), Iford (2 miles south-west) and Offham (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles north-east) and Lewes Castle (less than half a mile north-west). Green spaces nearby include Cliffe Hill and Southerham Farm.
- Schools near Southover include Lewes Old Grammar School (under half a mile north-west) and Priory School (within half a mile east)
- Local pubs include Kings Head pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include St Michael (under half a mile north-west)
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
The process
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Autumn and winter afternoons in Southover get dark early: about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- You get a quick answer on the date, and a quote.
- We set up and roast while you’re at the service.
- Food is ready when people arrive.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Name a contact for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A short route for the equipment
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Why choose funeral wake catering in Southover?
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
Whatever the occasion in Southover, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Anniversary memorials
- Life celebrations
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
Relatives driving in can use the A277 and A2029 to reach Southover.
Questions to ask before booking
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for every dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- What crockery is supplied
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a venue’s set menu, a hog roast at home or a hall can be simpler and better value. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Southover hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- All the equipment comes with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards