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Funeral Wake Catering for Warninglid
Funeral wake catering in Warninglid: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Home wakes
- Anniversary memorials
- Memorial gatherings
Planning an event in Warninglid?
Funeral wake catering in Warninglid, carved to order
For a celebration of life, a hog roast can reflect the person being remembered. Tell us what matters to you and we’ll try to help. We are often asked to cater gatherings after scattering ashes and family get-togethers after a service, serving halloumi skewers, salads and rotisserie chicken.
In rural Warninglid, home or the hall is usual, with the roaster in the yard or garden. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
- Location
- Warninglid (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Places near Warninglid
Other occasions in Warninglid
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Warninglid: your questions answered
How far is Warninglid from London?
About 34 miles from central London.
Which station is closest to Warninglid?
Balcombe station, about 3.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you cater at home?
Most places, if the roaster can cook outside.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Halal is not available.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
What should we provide?
Only the place, numbers and a contact. We’ll handle the rest.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask close family about dietary needs
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We serve when people arrive, quietly and respectfully.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Summer evenings in Warninglid stay light until about 9:20pm, so people can spill into the garden.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a price.
- The roast cooks while the service is under way.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- We tidy up and leave without fuss.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Clearance from walls and branches
- A short route for the equipment
- Flat ground outside the hall or house
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
How we price a hog roast for the wake
We work out each quote from:
- Distance from us
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The number of people
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Warninglid
It copes with timings that shift.
However big or small the event in Warninglid, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Celebrations of life
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Church and village hall wakes
- Remembrance days
For family travelling by train, the nearest station is Balcombe station, about 3.6 miles north-east.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with family members cooking, we take the cooking off the family’s hands. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why us?
- Planned to your running order
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Arranging a wake in Warninglid
Warninglid is about 4 miles west of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. We cover wakes in Warninglid, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 13 miles away.
The South Downs National Park is within about 8 miles of Warninglid, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
We bring hog roasts to wakes all over RH17 and the streets around it. We can cater a wake on streets such as The Street, Staplefield Lane and Orchard Way, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include Slough Green (1 mile east), Staplefield (1 mile north-east), Whitemans Green (2 miles east), Brook Street (2 miles east) and Cuckfield (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (6 miles north), Horsham (6 miles north-west), Haywards Heath (4 miles east), Burgess Hill (5 miles south-east), East Grinstead (11 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include The Dene Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Cuckfield Museum (2.4 miles east). Open spaces near Warninglid include Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards