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Wedding Hog Roast for Barnsole
Wedding hog roast in Barnsole: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Intimate weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- The day after the wedding
Wedding hog roast in Barnsole
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Wedding hog roast in Barnsole, slow-roasted on site
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. Whether it’s garden weddings at home and marquee receptions, we’ll put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and new potatoes.
Rural weddings around Barnsole have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
What else we do in Barnsole
What affects the price in Barnsole
The price comes down to:
- Time on site
- The date and time of year
- How many people are eating
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- An estimate of numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue does its own catering, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. There may be a fee. 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.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- All the equipment comes with us
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your wedding in Barnsole
Guests gather round the carving, and it looks great in photos.
People around Barnsole book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Home weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Weddings in a marquee
Historic houses near Barnsole include Goodnestone Park (2 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
Comparing caterers
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether VAT is included
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
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.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Barnsole
Barnsole is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We cater weddings at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Barnsole. Barnsole is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Adisham station, about 3.1 miles south-west, is the nearest station. If you’re marrying at a church near Barnsole, such as Church of St James, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Here we cover the CT3 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Mill Lane, Meadow Gardens and Mill Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Barnsole we cover include Staple (1 mile north-west), Flemings (1 mile east), Durlock (1 mile north), Hammill Park (1 mile south-east) and Twitham (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include White Mill (3.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Barnsole includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local pubs include The Black Pig Inn (within half a mile east)
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
We’re on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Power for lights in the evening
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Barnsole
Do you come out to small places like Barnsole?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Barnsole from London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do you cover Barnsole?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Barnsole and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can we offer lamb too?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
How it works
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Golden-hour photos in Barnsole at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
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- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away