Oxfordshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Westcot
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the wake in Westcot and the surrounding area.
- Church and village hall wakes
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- One-year memorials
Book a hog roast in Westcot
How our funeral wake catering works in Westcot
While you are at the service, the roast cooks quietly, ready for when everyone comes back. Our staff serve calmly and clear away discreetly. For church and village hall wakes and gatherings at the family home, we’ll put together a menu of roast pork in rolls or on plates, salads and rotisserie chicken.
For a wake near Westcot, a farmhouse or village hall often works well, with the roaster in the yard or garden. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Westcot (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about a hog roast for the wake in Westcot
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Westcot close to London?
About 61 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is it a sit-down meal?
Either: rolls for a simple meal, plates with salads and potatoes for a fuller one.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is there an alternative to pork?
We can add alternatives.
How quickly can you cater a wake?
We do our best at short notice. Tell us the details for a quick answer.
Do you cover Westcot?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Plates are easier for older guests than rolls
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
One contact for the day helps, so the family can focus on guests.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Why choose a hog roast in Westcot?
Some families mix a hog roast with cakes brought by friends. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Planned to your running order
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Approval from the landlord or committee
- Somewhere indoors for people to eat
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: 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. Most wakes in Westcot are held in the afternoon, which is daylight for most of the year, but by late December it’s dark at about 4:00pm.
- Contact us as soon as you have a date.
- We check the cooking spot with the venue.
- We set up and roast on the day.
- We serve quietly.
- We tidy up and go.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Nearby places to Westcot
Other occasions in Westcot
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The number of people
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Why choose funeral wake catering in Westcot?
Nobody in the family has to cook or serve.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Westcot and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Memorial events
- Scattering-of-ashes gatherings
- Celebration-of-life gatherings
- Hall gatherings after a service
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of the Holy Rood, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- The menu, including sides and any extras
After a funeral in Westcot
Westcot is about 4 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, wakes around Westcot suit a hog roast. We cover 443 places in Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Westcot is within about 6 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wherever your wake is in OX12, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We also bring hog roasts to wakes in Sparsholt (1 mile east), Kingston Lisle (1 mile west), Woolstone (3 miles west), Upper Lambourn (5 miles south) and Sheepdrove (5 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north), Wantage (4 miles east) and Grove (4 miles east).
A little further out are Faringdon Day Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Uffington Museum (2.5 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Rams Hill and Letcombe Valley.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away