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Wedding Hog Roast in Ashburton
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Ashburton.
- Intimate weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Second-day get-togethers
Planning an event in Ashburton?
Wedding hog roast near Ashburton
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. We’re often asked to cater wedding breakfasts and weddings in a family garden, serving salads, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
For a wedding in Ashburton, the venue’s rules decide where a hog roast can go. A courtyard, garden or yard is ideal, and we will agree the details with them. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Location
- Ashburton (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why choose a hog roast in Ashburton?
If your venue does its own catering, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any venue rules
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Getting married in Ashburton?
Ashburton is about 6 miles south of New Cross, in Greater London. Hosts in Ashburton book us for weddings of all sizes. Ashburton is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Ashburton to London (8 miles away).
It is worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Norwood Junction station, about 0.7 miles north-west. Among the historic houses close to Ashburton are Addington Palace (2.4 miles south-east) and Kingswood House (3 miles north). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
Anywhere in CR0, SE25 and CR9, we can roast on site for your guests. From Long Lane, Tudor Road and Coe Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Ashburton, we also cover Woodside (1 mile north), Addiscombe (1 mile south), Shirley Oaks (1 mile south-east), Monks Orchard (1 mile south-east) and Shirley (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (9 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
A little further out are Whitgift Centre (1.6 miles south-west) and Addiscombe (0.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Shirley Park (within half a mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Beehive pub (within half a mile west)
Who books wedding hog roast in Ashburton?
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, so it’s good value.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Ashburton, such as:
- Marquee weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Late-night wedding food
If you want countryside in your photos, Duppas Hill is not far, and the countryside around Ashburton suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
For event organisers in Ashburton
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
How the day works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. In Ashburton, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means an evening hog roast is typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Ashburton
Can you do a hog roast in Ashburton Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What’s the nearest station to Ashburton?
The closest is Norwood Junction station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a photo if you are unsure.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
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Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards