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Hog Roast for a Wake in Wivelsfield Green, West Sussex
Planning a hog roast for the wake in Wivelsfield Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
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Book a hog roast in Wivelsfield Green
Funeral wake catering in Wivelsfield Green, carved to order
We roast quietly on site while the service takes place, so food is ready when people arrive. We serve without fuss and clear up quietly. Whether it’s church and village hall wakes and memorial gatherings, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, salads and rotisserie chicken and more.
In a small place like Wivelsfield Green, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Let us know about access. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Wivelsfield Green (RH17)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Plates or china
- Numbers
- Distance from us
- Access to the cooking area
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The address or postcode
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Wivelsfield Green
What’s the nearest station to Wivelsfield Green?
Wivelsfield station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre.
We’re gathering after a service at Ote Hall Chapel: can you cater?
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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wake for a quote.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What if the service runs late?
Give us a contact for the day and we’ll adjust.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Working with your venue
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Who books funeral wake catering in Wivelsfield Green?
It is simple, warm, familiar food, which is what people want after a service.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Wivelsfield Green, such as:
- Home wakes
- Family meals after a funeral
- Celebrations of life
- Wakes at a local club
Families holding a service at Ote Hall Chapel often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the roast can be ready.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with family members cooking, a catered hog roast lets everyone be together. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Plan separately if anyone needs halal food
- Ask us to label the vegetarian food
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork
We clear away discreetly once everyone has eaten.
Serve on plates with salads and potatoes for a sit-down meal.
Places near Wivelsfield Green
What else we do in Wivelsfield Green
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Vehicle access near the cooking area
- A contact for the day who is not immediate family
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Wivelsfield Green
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer wake in Wivelsfield Green, there’s light until about 9:20pm, so a garden gathering works well.
- Tell us the date, venue and rough numbers.
- We reply quickly with a price.
- We roast quietly during the service.
- We serve calmly as people arrive.
- We pack up quietly.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Arranging a wake in Wivelsfield Green
Wivelsfield Green is about 2 miles east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. We cover wakes in Wivelsfield Green, as well as the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from Wivelsfield Green to Brighton (about 9 miles away).
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Wivelsfield station is about 2.1 miles away. Wivelsfield Green is within about 4 miles of the South Downs National Park, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
We cater wakes across RH17. Whether your wake is on Downsview Drive, Allwood Crescent and Farncombe Close or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Wivelsfield Green, we also cover Wivelsfield (1 mile west), Ditchling Common (2 miles south-west), Plumpton Green (2 miles south), Scaynes Hill (2 miles north) and North Chailey (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (11 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-west), East Grinstead (12 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-west) and Lancing (14 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Burgess Hill Museum (2.5 miles west) and Clayton Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Cock Inn (less than half a mile north-west)
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards