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Wedding Hog Roast in Bobbing
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Bobbing.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Slow-roasted pork in Bobbing
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Evening food at a Bobbing wedding often goes out just as the light fades: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Send final numbers in good time
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: use our quote form.
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Wedding hog roast in Bobbing, carved to order
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Rolls with roast pork and crackling are just the thing, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. We are often asked to cater the day after the wedding and vow renewals and blessings, with salads, crackling and new potatoes.
A wedding in a small place like Bobbing often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- Permission for outside catering
- Light near the carving station after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
Why choose wedding hog roast in Bobbing?
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
In Bobbing and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Bartholomew, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- The full menu and the sides
- Staffing on the day
- Plates, china and cutlery
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Each price is built from:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Site access
- Plates or china
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- A picture of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
FAQs for Bobbing
Is Bobbing too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Bobbing?
The closest is Newington station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
We will plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Bobbing weddings: local tips
Bobbing is about 2 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Bobbing is well within our area for weddings and the places nearby. Bobbing is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.4 miles west of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Bobbing, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Anywhere in ME9, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Bobbing Hill, Cold Harbour Lane and Ladyfields Close; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Bobbing, we also cover Keycol (1 mile west), Chestnut Street (1 mile south-west), Danaway (1 mile south-west), Newington (1 mile west) and Oad Street (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles west), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-west).
A little further out are Bayford Court (1.9 miles east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.4 miles east).
- Local schools include Westlands School (0.7 miles south-east)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away