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Wedding Hog Roast in Bessels Green
Wedding hog roast in Bessels Green: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
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Wedding hog roast in Bessels Green
Wedding hog roast in Bessels Green, carved to order
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around Bessels Green suit a hog roast. The roaster cooks outside under cover, and the food is served in the marquee or barn. On the menu are carved roast pork, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and we’re often booked for evening receptions and weddings in a family garden.
Rural weddings around Bessels Green have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
For event organisers in Bessels Green
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
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Common questions in Bessels Green
Can you cater after a service at Chapel of the Good Shepherd?
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 usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
Can you cater in Bessels Green?
Yes, Bessels Green is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Lighting for evening service
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer wedding in Bessels Green, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten
Our staff serve and clear quietly, so the party carries on around us.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
About the food
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing usually 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. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Our staff serve and clear
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- Site access
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The venue or postcode
- Any venue rules
- Roughly how many people
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Bessels Green
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, perfect for an informal day.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Bessels Green. Here are some of the most popular:
- Marquee receptions
- The main wedding meal
- The day after the wedding
- Evening receptions
Within reach of Bessels Green are historic houses such as Knole House (2.2 miles south-east) and Quebec House (3.7 miles west). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Planning a wedding hog roast in Bessels Green
Bessels Green is about 1 mile west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cover Bessels Green and its neighbours for weddings. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 19 miles away.
If you are hoping for photos in Montreal Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Guests coming by rail will want to know that Sevenoaks station is about 1 mile away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Bessels Green, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the TN13 and TN14 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. From High Street, Witches Lane and Cranmer Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Chipstead (1 mile north-west), Riverhead (1 mile north-east), Kippington (1 mile south-east), Dunton Green (1 mile north-east) and Sevenoaks (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Dartford (12 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south-east), Northfleet (13 miles north-east) and Swanley (8 miles north).
A little further out are Kemsing Castle Bank (3.6 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (1.7 miles east). The countryside around Bessels Green includes Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Trinity School (0.8 miles north-east) and New Beacon School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The King's Head Public House (under half a mile west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away