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Wedding Hog Roast in Cranham
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Cranham.
- Small, informal weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
- The day after the wedding
Wedding hog roast for Cranham
Wedding hog roast in Cranham, slow-roasted on site
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that. Whether it is evening food after the first dance and wedding breakfasts with sides, we can cook salads, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes and more.
In Cranham, venues set rules on outside caterers and gas cooking. Ask about a courtyard or garden, and we’ll work through it together. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Area
- Cranham (RM14)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and generally costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
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What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. For a summer wedding in Cranham, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Weddings in Cranham: venues, ceremonies and travel
Cranham is about 2 miles east of Hornchurch, in Greater London. We are happy to travel to Cranham for weddings. We bring hog roasts to 764 places across Greater London. We cater events right across the region, from Cranham to London (about 16 miles away).
If you want countryside in your photos, Cranham Brickfields isn’t far. Guests coming by rail will want to know that the nearest station is Upminster station, about 0.7 miles west.
Weddings anywhere in RM14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Local streets include Avon Road, Moor Lane and Front Lane; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover weddings in Upminster (1 mile west), Puddle Dock (1 mile east), Upminster Bridge (1 mile west), North Ockendon (2 miles south-east) and Emerson Park (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Shoreditch (15 miles west), Walthamstow (13 miles west), Hoxton (15 miles west), Whitechapel (15 miles west), Orpington (14 miles south-west) and Plaistow (11 miles west).
A little further out are Hornchurch Urban District (2.2 miles west) and St George's Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Cranham includes Cranham Brickfields.
- Local schools include The James Oglethorpe Primary School (under half a mile south)
- Local pubs include The Crumpled Horn pub (1 mile south-west)
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
Cranham is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Cranham
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Note which guests do not eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Should I cook it myself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Questions from Cranham
Can you do a hog roast in St. Andrew's Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What’s the nearest station to Cranham?
Upminster station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Do you cover Cranham?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Cranham and the rest of Greater London included. Send us the address for a quote.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
It depends on the venue. Ask your venue early, and we will work with them on the details.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We do not use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Cranham
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Cranham. Here are some of the most popular:
- Farm weddings
- Second-day get-togethers
- Weddings in a family garden
- The main wedding meal
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Luke's Cranham often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Working with your venue
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away