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Wedding Hog Roast for Chelwood Common
Looking for a hog roast for your wedding in Chelwood Common? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden weddings at home
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Planning an event in Chelwood Common?
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Give final numbers in good time
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Wedding hog roast in Chelwood Common, carved to order
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around Chelwood Common suit a hog roast. We cook outside, under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. Whether it is the main wedding meal and weddings in a family garden, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Chelwood Common have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
- Location
- Chelwood Common (RH17)
- County
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Chelwood Common
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Can you cater after a service at Chelwood Gate Church?
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’ll gather.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
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Planning a wedding hog roast in Chelwood Common
Chelwood Common is about 6 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Weddings in Chelwood Common are part of our patch. We cater all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
If you want countryside in your photos, Brickfield Meadow isn’t far. Couples marrying at local churches such as Chelwood Gate Church often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH17. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Baxters Lane, Tanyard Lane and Box's Lane, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover weddings in Chelwood Gate (1 mile north), Danehill (1 mile south-west), Birchgrove (1 mile north-west), Furner's Green (2 miles south) and Nutley (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (10 miles north-west), Horsham (15 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (10 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Waterbury Castle (2.3 miles west) and Heaven Farm Museum (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Chelwood Common?
The carving station brings guests together, and it makes a lovely photo.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Chelwood Common and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Second-day get-togethers
- The main wedding meal
- Evening receptions
Historic houses near Chelwood Common include Priest House (3.9 miles north-west) and Standen (4.5 miles north). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The space, cover and access they need
- Who carves and who serves
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. At midsummer, sunset in Chelwood Common is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or RH17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Where the roaster can go in Chelwood Common
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Space well clear of tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and frequently better value. It still feels special. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Chelwood Common
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
- 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