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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Branstone, Isle of Wight
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Branstone.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Intimate weddings
- Second-day get-togethers
Book a hog roast in Branstone
Wedding hog roast in Branstone, carved to order
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that. We’re often asked to cater the main wedding meal and intimate weddings, serving spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
Near Branstone, 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. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
- Where
- Branstone (PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- The venue or postcode
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
- Roughly how many people
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Branstone, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
The process
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. For a summer wedding in Branstone, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- 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.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a cold buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Branstone: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Branstone?
Shanklin station, about 1.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you roast near the sea around Branstone?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Will guests be full?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are usually enough.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Check with the venue first: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We will sort the details with them.
Events we cater in Branstone
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, which keeps things simple.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Branstone:
- Evening receptions
- Small, informal weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Home weddings
Marrying at All Saints' Church? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- The space, cover and access they need
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Staffing on the day
Branstone weddings: local tips
Branstone is about 5 miles south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Branstone suit a hog roast. Branstone is one of 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 20 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Shanklin station is about 1.9 miles away. Within reach of Branstone are historic houses such as Haseley Manor (1.2 miles north-west) and Arreton Manor (2.3 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The sea is within about 3 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll think about shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in PO36, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Branstone Farm Lane and Stockmans Close; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Branstone we cover include Winford (1 mile east), Apse Heath (1 mile south-east), Princelett (1 mile south), Hale Common (1 mile west) and Newchurch (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north-east), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (4 miles south), East Cowes (8 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north-east). Remote sites take a little more planning, so ask early about your wedding.
A little further out are Wight Aviation Museum (1.3 miles east) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Branstone include Alverstone Mead and Stenbury Down.
- Local schools include Sandown Bay Academy (2.1 miles east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Also near Branstone
More for events in Branstone
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away