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Wedding Hog Roast in Cray's Pond
Wedding hog roast in Cray's Pond: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Marquee receptions
- The main wedding meal
- Late-night wedding food
Slow-roasted pork in Cray's Pond
About our wedding hog roast in Cray's Pond
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. We’re often asked to cater anniversary vow renewals and wedding breakfasts with sides, serving spit-roast lamb, salads and halloumi skewers.
Near Cray's Pond, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Our staff serve and clear, so you’re not left handing out rolls.
- Location
- Cray's Pond (RG8)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Permission for outside catering
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Salads
Places near Cray's Pond
Other occasions in Cray's Pond
Looking after everyone
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
We serve and clear without fuss, so the party carries on around us.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. There may be a fee. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Cray's Pond hosts choose us
- An itemised quote
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Catered or do it yourself?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Cray's Pond questions
Which station is closest to Cray's Pond?
Goring & Streatley station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Cray's Pond
Cray's Pond is about 6 miles north-west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Hosts in Cray's Pond book us for weddings of all sizes. Cray's Pond is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Within reach of Cray's Pond are historic houses such as Basildon Park (2.2 miles south-west) and Mapledurham House (3.3 miles south-east). Grand venues like these typically set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Leonard, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Cray's Pond, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of RG8 and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Crays Pond Close, Garton End and Goring Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. With the B4526 close by, Cray's Pond is simple for us to get to with the roaster. Other places close to Cray's Pond we cover include Woodcote (1 mile north-east), Whitchurch Hill (1 mile south), Hook End (2 miles east), Checkendon (3 miles north-east) and Cane End (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (9 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles east), Benson (7 miles north) and Chinnor (14 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (5.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hartslock.
- Schools near Cray's Pond include Woodcote Primary School (1.1 miles north-east) and Langtree School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The White Lion pub (within half a mile east)
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to Cray's Pond
- Access to the cooking area
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- Anything the venue has asked for
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Evening food at a Cray's Pond wedding often goes out just as the light fades: sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is 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.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away