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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Bowlhead Green, Surrey
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Bowlhead Green and across Surrey.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Blessings and renewals
- Post-wedding gatherings
A hog roast near Bowlhead Green
About our wedding hog roast in Bowlhead Green
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. Typical bookings include garden weddings at home and the main wedding meal, with crackling, salads and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Bowlhead Green have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Golden-hour photos in Bowlhead Green at midsummer come around 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.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Bowlhead Green
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Michael and All Angels: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground, and we agree the spot with your venue.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a cold buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Other occasions in Bowlhead Green
Getting married in Bowlhead Green?
Bowlhead Green is about 7 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. Bowlhead Green and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Bowlhead Green is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Bowlhead Green to Guildford (about 9 miles away).
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Michael and All Angels, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. For guests travelling by train, Witley station is about 2 miles away. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Surrey takes in GU8, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on French Lane and Rutton Hill Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover weddings in Brook (1 mile east), Sandhills (1 mile east), Wormley (2 miles east), Witley (2 miles north-east) and Cramhurst (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (14 miles north), Farnham (7 miles north-west), Frimley (12 miles north) and Haslemere (4 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Haslemere and District Hospital (3.2 miles south). Open spaces near Bowlhead Green include Upper Lake and Farnham Heath.
- Pubs nearby include Dog And Pheasant Public House (0.9 miles east)
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
What affects the price in Bowlhead Green
Things that change the price:
- Numbers
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
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.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
You will not have to think about the food. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards