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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Colgate, West Sussex
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Colgate. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Garden weddings at home
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Marquee weddings
Planning an event in Colgate?
Colgate questions
Is Colgate too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far is Colgate from London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
Do you come to Colgate?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Colgate and West Sussex. Send us the address for a quote.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
How our wedding hog roast works in Colgate
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, on china if you’d like. We are often asked to cater blessings and renewals and weddings in a family garden, serving rotisserie chicken, carved roast pork and salads.
Rural weddings around Colgate have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Area
- Colgate (RH13, RH12)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
For event organisers in Colgate
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
Evening food normally goes out an hour or two after the first dance.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
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.
Occasions we serve in Colgate
You do not need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
People around Colgate book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Garden weddings at home
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Barn and farm weddings
Tilgate Lake nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- The number of people
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers
- Any venue rules
- Your menu choices
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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The process
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Winter weddings in Colgate are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or RH13 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
Weddings in Colgate: venues, ceremonies and travel
Colgate is about 3 miles south-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Colgate. Colgate is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we cater. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 18 miles away.
Target Hill Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. If you are marrying at a church near Colgate, such as St. Saviour's Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
For weddings in RH13 and RH12, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. From Forest Road, Vicarage Close and Blackhouse Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Kilnwood Vale (1 mile north), Faygate (1 mile north-west), Broadfield (2 miles north-east), Roffey (2 miles west) and Handcross (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (3 miles north-east), Horsham (4 miles west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles south-east), East Grinstead (11 miles east) and Storrington (14 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Crawley Museum (3.4 miles north-east) and County Mall (3.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Colgate include Tilgate Lake and Warnham LNR.
- Local schools include Cottesmore School (1.3 miles east) and Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School (2.2 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Dragon pub (less than half a mile west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards