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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Chilworth, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Chilworth.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
Planning an event in Chilworth?
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Wedding hog roast in Chilworth, slow-roasted on site
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Rolls with roast pork and crackling are just the thing, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. For the main wedding meal and relaxed, low-key weddings, we can cook halloumi skewers, crackling and new potatoes and more.
Near Chilworth, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and usually costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. 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.
Why book our hog roast in Chilworth
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Places near Chilworth
Other occasions in Chilworth
Occasions we serve in Chilworth
The carving station brings guests together, and it looks great in photos.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Chilworth:
- Farm weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Marquee receptions
Within reach of Chilworth are historic houses such as Chilworth Manor (within half a mile north) and Guildford Castle (2.1 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Questions to ask before you book
- The full menu and the sides
- Allergen information for every dish
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Staffing on the day
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Chilworth
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills 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.
Is Chilworth too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can we offer lamb too?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Chilworth weddings: local tips
Chilworth is about 3 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We take a hog roast for your wedding to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Chilworth and the surrounding area. Chilworth is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover.
Shalford Mill can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Thomas frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Chilworth, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of the GU4 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on Old Manor Gardens, Redwood Grove and Blacksmith Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. Chilworth is on the A248, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. For weddings just outside Chilworth, we cover Blackheath (1 mile south-east), East Shalford (1 mile west), Shalford (1 mile west), Broadford (2 miles west) and Abbotswood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (3 miles north-west), Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (12 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west) and Ewell (15 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Guildford House (2.2 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Silent Pool and St Martha's Hill.
- Local schools include St Peter's Catholic School (2.2 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Percy Arms (within half a mile east)
What happens on the day
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. At midsummer, sunset in Chilworth is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give final numbers in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We’re on site for much of the day, working quietly in the background.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Numbers
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any venue rules
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away