Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Crawley, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Crawley and Hampshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Barn and farm weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Evening food after the first dance
Book a hog roast in Crawley
Wedding hog roast in Crawley, slow-roasted on site
For a relaxed wedding in Crawley, a hog roast hits the right note: proper food, carved fresh, with plenty for everyone. Our staff serve and clear, so the day runs smoothly. Whether it is intimate weddings and evening food after the first dance, we can cook rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and salads and more.
Rural weddings around Crawley 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. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Perfect for your wedding in Crawley
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
People around Crawley book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening food after the first dance
- Blessings and renewals
For outdoor photos, Winnall Moors is close by.
Before booking anyone
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- What crockery is supplied
Nearby places to Crawley
What else we do in Crawley
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Lighting for evening service
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Crawley questions
Is Crawley 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.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
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.
What affects the price in Crawley
Each price is built from:
- Travel to Crawley
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- Any venue rules
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A picture of the cooking area
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: use our quote form.
Catered or do it yourself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Crawley weddings: local tips
Crawley is about 5 miles north-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. We cover weddings in Crawley. Crawley is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Crawley, such as Church of St Mary, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. It’s worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Winchester station, about 4.5 miles south-east.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over SO21. For weddings just outside Crawley, we cover Worthy Down (3 miles east), South Wonston (3 miles east), Sutton Scotney (4 miles north-east), Barton Stacey (4 miles north) and Springvale (4 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (5 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles south), Andover (8 miles north-west), Totton (14 miles south), Chandler's Ford (9 miles south) and Hedge End (14 miles south).
A little further out are Winchester Castle (4.8 miles south-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Crawley includes Winnall Moors.
- Nearby, you’ll find Fox And Hounds Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, carving serves a lot of people fast. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Crawley hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Served at the time you choose
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
The process
The roaster cooks outdoors, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. At midsummer, sunset in Crawley is about 9:25pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards