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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Blue Town, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Blue Town and across Kent.
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Late-night wedding food
A hog roast near Blue Town
Weddings in Blue Town: venues, ceremonies and travel
Blue Town is about 3 miles north-west of Minster, in Kent. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Blue Town and the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 18 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Parish Church of the Holy Trinity frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Barton's Point Coastal Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
We cater weddings across ME12 and the streets around it. Local streets include New Road, Kent Road and West Lane; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Blue Town sits on or near the A249, so getting the roaster to your wedding is simple. Close by, we cover weddings in Sheerness (1 mile south-east), Grain (2 miles north-west), Halfway Houses (2 miles south-east), Queenborough (2 miles south) and Wallend (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (7 miles south), Whitstable (14 miles south-east), Faversham (11 miles south-east), Minster (3 miles south-east) and Davington (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Bluetown Heritage Centre (under half a mile east).
- Schools near Blue Town include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (2.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion Public House (under half a mile north-west)
About our wedding hog roast in Blue Town
Your venue and we agree the cooking spot and timings, so on the day everything is in place. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and carved roast pork, and we are often booked for vow renewals and blessings and the main wedding meal.
In Blue Town, 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. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
Evening food usually goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
How it works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Winter weddings in Blue Town are dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- 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, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Events we cater in Blue Town
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Blue Town, such as:
- Blessings and renewals
- Evening receptions
- Second-day get-togethers
- The main wedding meal
Put the station on your invitation: Blue Town has its own station, Sheerness-On-Sea station.
What your quote should include
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Allergen information for every dish
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children usually like it too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A way in for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Blue Town
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Also near Blue Town
What else we do in Blue Town
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Blue Town: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Barton's Point Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
We are gathering after a service at Parish Church of the Holy Trinity: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Can we add a second roast?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken as a second option.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away