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Wedding Hog Roast in Boughton Malherbe
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Boughton Malherbe.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Intimate weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
Slow-roasted pork in Boughton Malherbe
Wedding hog roast near Boughton Malherbe
A slow roast suits a wedding day that runs late: it can be held for a while once cooked, so the food copes with a delayed running order. For the day after the wedding and vow renewals and blessings, we will put together a menu of crackling, salads and new potatoes for your guests.
Near Boughton Malherbe, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Step by step
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your wedding in Boughton Malherbe. At a December wedding in Boughton Malherbe, it is 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.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or ME17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Should I cook it myself?
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.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Boughton Malherbe questions
Is Boughton Malherbe close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Nicholas?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Why choose a hog roast in Boughton Malherbe?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better late at night. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Boughton Malherbe hosts choose us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Weddings in Boughton Malherbe: venues, ceremonies and travel
Boughton Malherbe is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cover Boughton Malherbe and its neighbours for weddings. Boughton Malherbe is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
If you are hoping for photos in Kiln Wood, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Within reach of Boughton Malherbe are historic houses such as Leeds Castle (3.6 miles north-west). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Boughton Malherbe, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Wherever your wedding is in ME17, we can bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Liverton Street (1 mile north-west), Grafty Green (1 mile south-west), Platt's Heath (1 mile north-west), Sandway (1 mile north) and Broadstone (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Coldbridge Castle (1.1 miles south) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.5 miles north-west).
- Schools near Boughton Malherbe include The Lenham School (1.8 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Kings Head Public House (0.7 miles south-west)
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
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A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Lighting for evening service
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We’re on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards