West Berkshire · England
Hog Roast for a Wake in Stone Copse, West Berkshire
We bring a hog roast for the wake across Stone Copse and West Berkshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Gatherings after a cremation
- Celebrations of life
- Home wakes
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Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Stone Copse
Could you cook in Victoria Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you cater after a service at Parish Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is it a sit-down meal?
Both are possible: plates with sides or simple rolls.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Funeral wake catering in Stone Copse, carved to order
Services can run over, and that is fine: a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name someone we can call on the day. We’re frequently asked to cater pub and club wakes and memorial gatherings, serving apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and salads.
Near Stone Copse, wakes are frequently at home or in the hall. Let us know about access. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
- Where
- Stone Copse (RG18)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Stone Copse: halls, homes and travel
Stone Copse is about 2 miles north-east of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Stone Copse is well within our area for wakes and the places nearby. Stone Copse is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Reading, about 14 miles away.
For a service at a church like Parish Church of St Mary, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. Stone Copse is within about 8 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in RG18, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Benham Hill (1 mile south), Ashmore Green (1 mile east), Cold Ash (1 mile east), Curridge (2 miles north) and Longlane (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Burghfield Common (10 miles east), Hungerford (10 miles west), Spencers Wood (14 miles east), Calcot (11 miles east), Lambourn (12 miles north-west) and Burghfield Hill (10 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include West Berkshire Community Hospital (0.9 miles south) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (1.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Nature Discovery Centre.
- Nearby schools include Trinity School (1.1 miles west) and Trinity School (1.1 miles west)
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Space, access and the venue
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A contact for the day who isn’t immediate family
- Permission from the hall or venue
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. In winter, it is dark in Stone Copse by about 4:00pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. In summer, there is daylight until about 9:25pm.
- Contact us when the date is set.
- We confirm the space.
- We cook on site.
- Our staff serve without fuss.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Let us know if there’s something the person especially liked.
Nearby places to Stone Copse
What else we do in Stone Copse
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Events we cater in Stone Copse
Quiet, respectful service.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Stone Copse, such as:
- Pub and club wakes
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Hall gatherings after a service
For family travelling by train, the closest railway station is Newbury Racecourse station, roughly 1.5 miles south of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether travel is included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Some families mix a hog roast with cakes brought by friends, which is fine with us. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- The address or postcode
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- What the outdoor space is like
- Dietary requirements
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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