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Wedding Hog Roast in Broadwater Down
Wedding hog roast in Broadwater Down: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Barn and farm weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Anniversary vow renewals
A hog roast near Broadwater Down
Wedding hog roast in Broadwater Down, slow-roasted on site
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access, so nothing is left to chance. For home weddings and vow renewals and blessings, we can cook spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and halloumi skewers and more.
A farm or garden wedding near Broadwater Down suits a hog roast. We need a level spot and access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Step by step
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Golden-hour photos in Broadwater Down at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from Broadwater Down
Can you do a hog roast in Dunorlan Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you cater after a service at St Mark's Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Do you cover Broadwater Down?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Broadwater Down and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, with our staff serving.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. Some venues charge a fee. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why Broadwater Down hosts choose us
- An itemised quote
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
We’ll be at the venue for most of the day, working quietly in the background.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
The biggest factors are:
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The number of people
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Broadwater Down
Guests gather round the carving, and it looks great in photos.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Marquee receptions
- Garden weddings at home
- Barn and farm weddings
If you are marrying at a church near Broadwater Down, such as St Mark's Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Comparing caterers
- The space, cover and access they need
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- A clear list of what’s included
- Travel and any London charges
Towns and villages near Broadwater Down
What else we do in Broadwater Down
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Broadwater Down weddings: local tips
Broadwater Down is about 1 mile south-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We cater weddings across Broadwater Down and nearby, from gardens to fields. Broadwater Down is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Broadwater Down to Brighton (about 26 miles away).
Dunorlan Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Among the historic houses close to Broadwater Down are Groombridge Place (2.7 miles west) and Penshurst Place (4.9 miles north-west). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Weddings anywhere in TN2, TN4 and TN1 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Your wedding could be at a house on Frant Road, Eridge Road and Ramslye Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. With the A267 close by, Broadwater Down is easy for us to reach with the roaster. If your venue is just outside Broadwater Down, we also cover Hawkenbury (1 mile east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile north-east), Rusthall (2 miles north-west), Langton Green (2 miles north-west) and Bells Yew Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (12 miles north), Tonbridge (6 miles north), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (7 miles north-east), Southborough (3 miles north) and Edenbridge (10 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include The Corn Exchange (0.5 miles north-east) and The Amelia (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Rose Hill School (1.5 miles north) and Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (1.6 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Sir Alf Ramsey pub (under half a mile south-west)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards