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Wedding Hog Roast for Balscote
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Balscote and the surrounding area.
- Small, informal weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Evening receptions
Slow-roasted pork in Balscote
Wedding hog roast in Balscote, carved to order
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It’s food and a bit of theatre. We serve new potatoes, salads and spit-roast lamb, and typical bookings are for intimate weddings and barn and farm weddings.
Near Balscote, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Where
- Balscote (OX15)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others have the hog roast as the main event. 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, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Balscote
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
How it works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Golden-hour photos in Balscote at midsummer come around 9:30pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 9:00pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or OX15 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
You won’t have to think about the food. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Balscote?
There are choices for guests who don’t eat pork.
In Balscote and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Weddings in a marquee
- Small, informal weddings
- Farm weddings
Within reach of Balscote are historic houses such as Upton House (2.8 miles north-west) and Broughton Castle (2.8 miles south-east). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Travel and any London charges
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, especially for guests who do not eat pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Nearby places to Balscote
Also in Balscote
Balscote questions
What’s the nearest station to Balscote?
Banbury station, about 4.5 miles east of the centre.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary Magdalene?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Travel to Balscote
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Any venue rules
- Allergies we should know about
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
For event organisers in Balscote
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.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Balscote
Balscote is about 4 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Balscote suit a hog roast. Balscote is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 24 miles away.
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Mary Magdalene, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. If you want countryside in your photos, Edge Hill isn’t far.
Weddings anywhere in OX15 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Shutford (1 mile south), Alkerton (1 mile north-west), Shenington (1 mile north-west), Epwell (2 miles west) and Tadmarton (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Banbury (4 miles east), Chipping Norton (10 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles east), Grimsbury (5 miles east), Ruscote (3 miles east) and Bloxham (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are Horton General Hospital (4.2 miles east) and W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (1.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Balscote include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Edge Hill.
- Local pubs include The Butchers Arms Public House (within half a mile west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards