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Wedding Hog Roast for Crabtree
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Crabtree and across West Sussex.
- Late-night wedding food
- Small, informal weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
Wedding hog roast for Crabtree
Occasions we serve in Crabtree
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
People around Crabtree book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Garden weddings at home
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Rustic barn receptions
Among the historic houses close to Crabtree are Tyes Place (4.3 miles north-east) and Ockenden Manor (4.9 miles east). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
What your quote should include
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- A clear list of what’s included
Wedding hog roast near Crabtree
A hog roast suits relaxed weddings in Crabtree: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. We serve and tidy up, so the day runs smoothly. We are frequently asked to cater relaxed, low-key weddings and weddings in a family garden, serving new potatoes, salads and crackling.
There is something special about a country wedding near Crabtree, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Area
- Crabtree (RH13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Crabtree
Can you do a hog roast in Leonardslee?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater after a service at Old Church House the Glebe?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can we offer lamb too?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken as a second option.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Do you come to Crabtree?
Yes, Crabtree is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Why choose a hog roast in Crabtree?
Next to other evening food, carving serves plenty of people fast. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Crabtree hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- An itemised quote
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Give final numbers in good time
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Crabtree
Crabtree is about 5 miles south-east of Horsham, in West Sussex. Wherever your wedding is in Crabtree, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We bring hog roasts to 371 places in West Sussex. Our bookings stretch from Crabtree to Brighton (14 miles away).
After a ceremony at a church like Old Church House the Glebe, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Leonardslee can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
For weddings in RH13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Local streets include Mill Lane, Peppersgate and Long Hill; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For weddings just outside Crabtree, we cover Lower Beeding (1 mile north), Colwood (1 mile south-east), Monk's Gate (2 miles north-west), Plummers Plain (2 miles north-east) and Mannings Heath (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (7 miles north-east), Horsham (5 miles north-west), Worthing (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (7 miles east), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (13 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Horsham Hospital (4.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Crabtree includes Knepp Wildland.
Places near Crabtree
Other occasions in Crabtree
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How the day works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. In Crabtree, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Let us know about tight access
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
- The number of people
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards