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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Chelwood Gate, West Sussex
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Chelwood Gate.
- Evening receptions
- Rustic barn receptions
- Second-day get-togethers
Planning an event in Chelwood Gate?
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Travel to Chelwood Gate
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
Send us the date, the address or RH17 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
About our wedding hog roast in Chelwood Gate
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around Chelwood Gate suit a hog roast. We cook outside, under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. We serve new potatoes, crackling and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater wedding breakfasts and relaxed, low-key weddings.
Rural weddings around Chelwood Gate 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’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
- Where
- Chelwood Gate (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
We serve and clear without fuss, so the party carries on around us.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
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Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Winter weddings in Chelwood Gate are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- All the equipment comes with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Chelwood Gate weddings: local tips
Chelwood Gate is about 6 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Chelwood Gate and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
After a ceremony at a church like Chelwood Gate Church, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Historic houses near Chelwood Gate include Priest House (3.8 miles north-west) and Standen (4 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Chelwood Gate, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Weddings anywhere in RH17 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Beaconsfield Road, Stone Quarry Road and Isle of Thorns; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover weddings in Chelwood Common (1 mile south), Birchgrove (1 mile west), Wych Cross (1 mile north), Danehill (2 miles south-west) and Nutley (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as 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 (2.6 miles west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (5.9 miles east). The countryside around Chelwood Gate includes Brickfield Meadow.
Before you choose a spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Lighting for evening service
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
Questions from Chelwood Gate
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 follow the site rules.
Is Chelwood Gate close to London?
About 31 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you do evening food?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Do you come to Chelwood Gate?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards