Oxfordshire · England
Funeral Wake Catering for Oxford
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the wake turns the food into a centrepiece of your wake in Oxford.
- Family meals after a funeral
- Hall gatherings after a service
- Celebrations of life
Slow-roasted pork in Oxford
About our funeral wake catering in Oxford
A wake in Oxford is a chance to gather, talk and share a warm meal. A hog roast is simple, hearty food that most people enjoy, and nobody in the family has to cook. Typical bookings include memorial events and one-year memorials, with halloumi skewers, salads and apple sauce.
For a wake in Oxford, a hall or club with grounds makes things easy. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Oxford (OX4, OX3, OX2, OX1)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How we price a hog roast for the wake
Things that change the price:
- The number of people
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
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, with everything listed.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Oxford
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
A hog roast or other catering?
If the venue has its own caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- All the equipment comes with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Timed around your day
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
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
- Approval from the landlord or committee
- One contact on the day
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Oxford: halls, homes and travel
Oxford is in Oxfordshire. We cater wakes at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Oxford and the surrounding area. Oxford is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater.
Relatives driving in can use the A34 and A40 to reach Oxford. Relatives arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 1.6 miles west of the centre.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX4, OX3, OX2 and OX1, and we can cater your wake anywhere in it. Local streets include High Street, New High Street and Radcliffe Square; a wake on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Being close to the A34 and A40, Oxford is easy for us to reach for your wake. Neighbouring places where we cater wakes include St Clement's (1 mile west), Headington Hill (1 mile north-east), New Marston (1 mile north), Donnington (1 mile south) and St. Ebbes (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south-west), Witney (11 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (14 miles south-west). Being one of Oxfordshire’s larger places, Oxford has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
A little further out are Warneford Hospital (less than half a mile east) and Rumble Museum (under half a mile east). The countryside around Oxford includes CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Headington Hill.
- Local schools include Cheney School (within half a mile east) and Headington Rye Oxford (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Star pub (within half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Alexander Library of Ornithology (0.6 miles west)
Oxford: your questions answered
We are gathering after a service at St Clement's Church: can you cater?
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. Send us the address.
How far is Oxford from London?
Roughly 52 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you need anything from the family?
Only the place, numbers and a contact. We bring everything else.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
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 check it with you before booking.
Who books funeral wake catering in Oxford?
There are options for those who don’t eat pork.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Oxford, such as:
- Ashes ceremonies
- Hall gatherings after a service
- Pub and club wakes
- Celebrations of life
For a service at a church like St Clement's Church, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What crockery is supplied
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork
- Older guests may prefer food on plates
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Keep the alternatives labelled
Name a friend or relative as our contact, so the immediate family isn’t disturbed.
Ask about china.
Nearby places to Oxford
What else we do in Oxford
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. In winter, it is dark in Oxford by about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the serving area and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Share the date, place and rough numbers.
- We confirm availability and send a price.
- We roast quietly while the service takes place.
- We serve when everyone arrives, calmly and without fuss.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Read more
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away