Kent · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Allington
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your wedding in Allington. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Weddings in a marquee
- Farm weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
Slow-roasted pork in Allington
Perfect for your wedding in Allington
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Allington and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Late-night wedding food
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Rustic barn receptions
- Home weddings
Among the historic houses close to Allington are Stoneacre (4.2 miles south-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
What your quote should include
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How dietary needs are handled
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
How our wedding hog roast works in Allington
Couples book a hog roast for the main meal, the evening or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. Typical bookings include post-wedding gatherings and rustic barn receptions, with new potatoes, crackling and rotisserie chicken.
A farm or garden wedding near Allington suits a hog roast. We need level ground, cover and a way in. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Common questions in Allington
How far is Allington from London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Allington?
The closest is Barming station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee, and we agree the spot with your venue.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
What affects the price in Allington
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
- Site access
- Travel to Allington
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The address or postcode
- Any venue rules
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. At a December wedding in Allington, it is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
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.
Planning help
Planning a wedding hog roast in Allington
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. A hog roast suits weddings around Allington, whatever the venue. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Allington to Canterbury (about 25 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as St. Nicholas' Church often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Put the station on your invitation: Barming station is about 0.8 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Allington, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over ME16, ME20 and ME14. Local streets include Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Allington we cover include Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Allington includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Allington include The Maplesden Noakes School (0.7 miles south-east) and St. Simon Stock Catholic School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include Malta Inn (0.8 miles north-east)
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Give final numbers in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We’ll liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and normally costs less per head. It still feels special. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
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Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Light near the carving station after dark
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away