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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Ashurst, West Sussex
Looking for a hog roast for your wedding in Ashurst? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Marquee weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Farm weddings
Wedding hog roast for Ashurst
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
About our wedding hog roast in Ashurst
The carving station becomes a focal point: people gather round as the chef carves. It is food and a bit of theatre. Typical bookings include blessings and renewals and marquee weddings, with rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Ashurst, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
- Where
- Ashurst (BN44)
- Region
- West Sussex
- 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
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Ashurst
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
We are on site for much of the day, working quietly in the background.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
How it works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Evening food at a Ashurst wedding frequently goes out just as the light fades: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Ashurst
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Allergies we should know about
- Roughly how many people
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Ashurst questions
Is Ashurst too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you cater after a service at The Parish Church of St James?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground, and we agree the spot with your venue.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Do you cover Ashurst?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Ashurst and West Sussex. Send us the address for a quote.
Also in Ashurst
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Events we cater in Ashurst
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
However big or small the event in Ashurst, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Weddings in a family garden
- The day after the wedding
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Knepp Wildland, and the countryside around Ashurst suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- Allergen information for every dish
Weddings in Ashurst: venues, ceremonies and travel
Ashurst is about 7 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. We cover Ashurst and its neighbours for weddings. Ashurst is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Ashurst to Brighton (about 11 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as The Parish Church of St James frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
This part of West Sussex takes in BN44. From Church Lane and School Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. For weddings just outside Ashurst, we cover Partridge Green (2 miles north-east), Dial Post (2 miles north-west), Wiston (2 miles south-west), Littleworth (3 miles north) and Ashington (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (14 miles north-east), Horsham (9 miles north), Worthing (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (11 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles east) and Littlehampton (12 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Steyning Museum (3.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Chanctonbury Hill and Knepp Wildland.
- Pubs nearby include Fountain Inn (under half a mile south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards