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Wedding Hog Roast for Aylesham
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Aylesham and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Home weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Marquee receptions
Book a hog roast in Aylesham
How it works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Golden-hour photos in Aylesham at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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How our wedding hog roast works in Aylesham
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. We’re frequently asked to cater home weddings and second-day get-togethers, serving spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
In Aylesham, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. The roaster cooks a safe distance from the marquee. Let us know about access. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
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Should I cook it myself?
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.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
We will liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Aylesham
Aylesham is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. A hog roast suits weddings around Aylesham, whatever the venue. Aylesham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Marrying at St Peter? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. For guests travelling by train, Aylesham has its own station, Aylesham station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aylesham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
For weddings in CT3, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Streets in the area include Market Place, Mexborough Square and Derwent Way, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Bloodden (1 mile north), Adisham (1 mile north), Womenswold (1 mile south-west), Woolage Green (2 miles south) and Out Elmstead (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (8 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (5.2 miles north-west).
Events we cater in Aylesham
You do not need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Aylesham and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Weddings in a marquee
- Home weddings
- Late-night wedding food
- Barn and farm weddings
Within reach of Aylesham are historic houses such as Goodnestone Park (1.6 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Before you book anyone
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether travel is included
- Staffing on the day
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Where the roaster can go in Aylesham
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Light near the carving station after dark
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Aylesham
- Crackling
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Questions from Aylesham
What’s the nearest station to Aylesham?
Aylesham station, in Aylesham itself.
We’re gathering after a service at St Peter: 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 generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards