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Funeral Wake Catering for Steyning
Funeral wake catering in Steyning: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wakes in village halls
- Wakes at home
- Memorial events
Book a hog roast in Steyning
What affects the price in Steyning
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How many people are eating
- Plates or china
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
Here’s what we will ask:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wake for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Funeral wake catering in Steyning, slow-roasted on site
After a funeral in Steyning, people need somewhere to gather and something warm to eat. A hog roast is simple, hearty food that most people enjoy, and nobody in the family has to cook. We’re frequently asked to cater memorial events and one-year memorials, serving rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and halloumi skewers.
For a wake in a place like Steyning, the village hall is often the heart of it, and its grounds suit the roaster. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
- Location
- Steyning (BN44)
- Region
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Some guests will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Check with family about dietary needs
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
We arrive in good time and roast quietly, well away from the entrance.
Let us know if there is something the person especially liked.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with family members cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Where the roaster can go in Steyning
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- A short route for the equipment
- A friend or relative we can call
- Somewhere indoors for people to eat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Steyning
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
The process
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Autumn and winter afternoons in Steyning get dark early: about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December, so we plan lighting for later gatherings.
- Get in touch when the date is set.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Let us know about tight access
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Steyning
We are gathering after a service at Jarvis Hall: can you cater?
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.
Is Steyning close to London?
About 44 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What if people arrive late?
Name someone we can call and we will adjust.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
After a funeral in Steyning
Steyning is about 4 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. We bring a hog roast for the wake to wakes anywhere in Steyning, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 9 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as Jarvis Hall, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Steyning is within about 5 miles of the sea.
This part of West Sussex takes in BN44, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. Your wake could be at a house on High Street, Market Field and Dog Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Steyning we cover include Bramber (1 mile east), Botolphs (1 mile south-east), Upper Beeding (1 mile east), Sompting (4 miles south) and Findon Valley (4 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (12 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Steyning Museum (less than half a mile north) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Steyning include Woods Mill and Chanctonbury Hill.
- Nearby schools include Steyning Grammar School (0.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Model Bakery The Norfolk Arms (under half a mile north)
Who books funeral wake catering in Steyning?
If the service runs late, the food waits.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Steyning, including:
- Hall gatherings after a service
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Memorial events
Relatives arriving by train should know that Lancing station is about 4.1 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Whether travel is included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the price includes, item by item
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
Nearby places to Steyning
More for events in Steyning
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away