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Wedding Hog Roast in Beal's Green
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Beal's Green and the surrounding area.
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee weddings
- The main wedding meal
Planning an event in Beal's Green?
About our wedding hog roast in Beal's Green
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater barn and farm weddings and home weddings.
There is something special about a country wedding near Beal's Green, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Perfect for your wedding in Beal's Green
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Beal's Green and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings in a marquee
- Small, informal weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Garden weddings at home
Historic houses near Beal's Green include Scotney Castle (5 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The full menu and the sides
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
The process
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. In Beal's Green, evening wedding food frequently coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food 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.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Name a contact for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Beal's Green: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Beal's Green?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can we add a second roast?
Yes, spit-roast lamb can go alongside the pork.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are typically enough.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Site access
- The date and time of year
- The journey to the venue
- Numbers
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Allergies we should know about
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rough numbers
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Also near Beal's Green
Other occasions in Beal's Green
Full catering or machine hire?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Beal's Green weddings: local tips
Beal's Green is about 12 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Beal's Green and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Beal's Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 29 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Etchingham station, about 4.4 miles south-west, is the nearest station. After a ceremony at a church like Church of All Saints, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
For weddings in TN18, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. From Heartenoak Road and Cranbrook Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. For weddings just outside Beal's Green, we cover Gill's Green (1 mile north), Hawkhurst (1 mile south), Pipsden (1 mile south-east), The Moor (1 mile south) and Four Throws (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Kings Hill (15 miles north), Paddock Wood (10 miles north-west) and Tenterden (8 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Old Scotney Castle (4.8 miles north-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (4.8 miles west). Within reach you will find Bewl Water.
- Local schools include Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Queen's Hotel (0.7 miles south)
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Lighting for evening service
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- 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