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Hog Roast for a Wake in Southwark, Greater London
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the wake turns the food into a centrepiece of your wake in Southwark.
- Family get-togethers after a service
- Anniversary memorials
- Hall gatherings after a service
Book a hog roast in Southwark
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Southwark
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Southwark?
Often, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Can you cater after a service at Borough Welsh Congregational Chapel?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Where can you serve a wake?
At home, a hall, a club or a venue, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can you cater in Southwark?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Southwark and Greater London. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What if the service runs late?
Name someone we can call and we will adjust.
Funeral wake catering in Southwark, slow-roasted on site
Served on plates with salads and potatoes, a hog roast is a full meal, or rolls keep it simple. There are alternatives for those who do not eat pork. We’re often asked to cater celebration-of-life gatherings and gatherings at clubs and pubs, serving halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken.
In Southwark, a hall with outdoor space is often the easiest option, though home can work with a garden and side access. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Location
- Southwark (SE1, SE11)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
After a funeral in Southwark
Southwark is about 0 miles north-west of London, in Greater London. We take a hog roast for the wake to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Southwark. We bring hog roasts to all 764 towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
For family travelling by train, Elephant & Castle station, about 0.5 miles south, is the nearest station. Southwark is on or near the A300 and B240, handy for relatives driving in.
Wherever your wake is in SE1 and SE11, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your wake is on Borough Square, Trinity Church Square and Merrick Square or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Main roads around Southwark include the A300 and B240, which makes travel to your wake easy. Close by, we cover wakes in Tower Hill (1 mile north-east), City of London (1 mile north), Aldgate (1 mile north-east), Bishopsgate (1 mile north-east) and Barbican Estate (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include County of London (1.1 miles north) and Baynard's Castle (0.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ludgate Hill and Bellenden Road Nature Garden.
- Nearby schools include London School of Musical Theatre (under half a mile south-west) and Ark Globe Academy (under half a mile south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Gladstone Arms (within half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include The BFI Reuben Library (0.9 miles north-west)
Where the roaster can go in Southwark
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Parking close by for our vehicle
- A hall or room for eating
- A level spot outdoors for the roaster
Southwark is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Late-December sunset in Southwark is about 3:55pm, so an afternoon wake in winter needs lighting by the food. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- We serve quietly.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Find out who would prefer chicken or a vegetarian option
- Keep the alternatives labelled
- Check with family about dietary needs
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, out of the way of arriving guests.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
A hog roast or other catering?
If the hall or pub provides food, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book our hog roast in Southwark
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Southwark?
It copes with timings that shift.
Here’s what people in Southwark most often book a hog roast for:
- Memorial gatherings
- One-year memorials
- Ashes ceremonies
- Home wakes
Families holding a service at Borough Welsh Congregational Chapel or St Mary-at-Hill frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- The full menu and the sides
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the price includes, item by item
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
- Site access
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away