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Wedding Hog Roast for Charing
Wedding hog roast in Charing: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Small, informal weddings
Planning an event in Charing?
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Wedding hog roast in Charing, slow-roasted on site
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater vow renewals and blessings and the day after the wedding.
Weddings in a place like Charing often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. The roaster cooks a safe distance from the marquee. Let us know about access. 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.
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Weddings in Charing: venues, ceremonies and travel
Charing is about 6 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Charing, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Charing is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
Within reach of Charing are historic houses such as Godinton House (3.9 miles south-east) and Belmont House and Gardens (4.7 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. It is worth telling train travellers that there is a station right in Charing: Charing station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Charing, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cater weddings across the TN27 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include The High Street, Market Place and Station Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Charing Heath (1 mile west), Cold Harbour (2 miles north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles west), Stonebridge Green (2 miles west) and Lenham Forstal (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (6 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Coldbridge Castle (4.3 miles west).
- Local pubs include King's Head Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
Places near Charing
What else we do in Charing
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- What the outdoor space is like
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. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. There may be a fee. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Timed around your day
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Events we cater in Charing
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
People around Charing book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Weddings in a marquee
- Blessings and renewals
- Weddings in a family garden
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the price includes, item by item
- What crockery is supplied
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Staffing on the day
Charing questions
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul: can you cater?
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 usually elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can you do a hog roast in Spuckles and Kennelling Woods?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do you do evening food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can you cater in Charing?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Will guests be full?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; for evening food, rolls are normally enough.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests do not eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, quoted separately.
The process
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. At midsummer, sunset in Charing is about 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- 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
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away