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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Claygate, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Claygate? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Evening receptions
- Post-wedding gatherings
Book a hog roast in Claygate
The process
The roaster is gas-fired, so we do not need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Golden-hour photos in Claygate 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.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Wedding hog roast near Claygate
The carving station becomes a focal point: people gather round as the chef carves. It is food and a bit of theatre. We are often asked to cater small, informal weddings and blessings and renewals, serving salads, new potatoes and crackling.
A wedding in a small place like Claygate frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Nearby places to Claygate
Other occasions in Claygate
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Claygate?
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Claygate and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Farm weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Marquee weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Margaret, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Questions to ask before you book
- How dietary needs are handled
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station.
What affects the price in Claygate
The biggest factors are:
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
To get the best quote, send us:
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
- What the outdoor space is like
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Permission for outside catering
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Claygate
What’s the nearest station to Claygate?
The closest is Marden station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Margaret?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Claygate
Claygate is about 7 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Claygate is well within our area for weddings. Claygate is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Claygate to Canterbury (28 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Marden station, about 1.8 miles east. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the TN12 postcode area. Your wedding could be at a house on Sheephurst Lane, Maidstone Road and Spenny Lane or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover weddings in Pearson's Green (1 mile south-west), Marden Beech (2 miles south-east), Marden (2 miles east), Queen Street (2 miles north-west) and Castle Hill (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles west), Kings Hill (7 miles north) and Foley Park (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are South East Romany Museum (2.7 miles east).
- Local pubs include The White Hart pub (under half a mile west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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