Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Bordon
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Bordon.
- Home weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts
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Wedding hog roast near Bordon
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. We serve spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes, and we’re often booked for evening food after the first dance and garden weddings at home.
A farm or garden wedding near Bordon suits a hog roast. We need level ground, cover and a way in. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and often better value. It still feels special. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Planned to your running order
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Bordon weddings: local tips
Bordon is about 10 miles south-west of Aldershot, in Hampshire. Bordon and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. We cater 683 places in Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Bordon to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Liphook station, about 4.1 miles south-east. After a ceremony at a church like St Mark's Sacred Church, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Bordon, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Weddings anywhere in GU35 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater a wedding on streets such as High Street, Station Road and Cobbett Square or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. You’ll find Bordon on the A325 and B3002, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. For weddings just outside Bordon, we cover Pinewood Village (1 mile north), Deadwater (1 mile east), Whitehill (1 mile south), Lindford (1 mile north-east) and Hollywater (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Basingstoke (15 miles north-west), Farnborough (13 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (10 miles north-east), Alton (5 miles north-west) and Petersfield (8 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find The Romany Museum (3.6 miles west) and Chase Community Hospital (0.6 miles south). The countryside around Bordon includes Selborne Hill and Deadwater Valley.
- Schools near Bordon include Mill Chase Academy (0.6 miles east)
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We’ll be at the venue for most of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. At midsummer, sunset in Bordon is about 9:20pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and 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.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Name a contact for the day
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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What else we do in Bordon
Occasions we serve in Bordon
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
Hosts in Bordon book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Weddings in a family garden
- Evening food after the first dance
- Marquee receptions
- Wedding breakfasts
For outdoor photos, Deadwater Valley is close by, and the countryside around Bordon suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Staffing on the day
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- What crockery is supplied
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
- Numbers
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and time of the event
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU35 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Bordon: your questions answered
We are gathering after a service at St Mark's Sacred Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Which station is closest to Bordon?
The closest is Liphook station, roughly 4.1 miles away.
Will guests be full?
Quantities are based on your guest list, and the quote lists everything.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We’ll sort the details with them.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, with our staff serving.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away