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Wedding Hog Roast in Croydon
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Croydon. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Small, informal weddings
- Second-day get-togethers
- Anniversary vow renewals
Wedding hog roast for Croydon
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
How our wedding hog roast works in Croydon
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so the food copes with a delayed running order. Typical bookings include late-night wedding food and farm weddings, with rotisserie chicken, salads and halloumi skewers.
For a wedding in Croydon, the venue’s rules decide where a hog roast can go. A courtyard, garden or yard is ideal, and we will work through it together. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Croydon (CR0, CR2, CR9, CR8)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Croydon
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
In Croydon and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Garden weddings at home
- Farm weddings
- Marquee receptions
- Late-night wedding food
For guests travelling by train, South Croydon station is in Croydon itself.
What to look for in a quote
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. For a summer wedding in Croydon, 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. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Questions from Croydon
What’s the nearest station to Croydon?
Croydon has its own station: South Croydon station.
Could you cook in Park Hill Recreation Ground?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, with our staff serving.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Where the roaster can go in Croydon
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A way in for the roaster
Croydon is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Croydon weddings: local tips
Croydon is about 9 miles south of London, in Greater London. Croydon and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Croydon is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
Duppas Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. If you’re marrying at a church near Croydon, such as St Andrew's, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
We cater weddings across CR0, CR2, CR9 and CR8. Streets in the area include High Street, Church Road and Ruskin Square, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. With the A235 and B243 close by, Croydon is simple for us to get to. If your venue is just outside Croydon, we also cover South Croydon (1 mile south), Coombe (1 mile east), Addiscombe (2 miles north-east), Ashburton (2 miles north-east) and Woodside (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (1.2 miles south-west) and Croydon University Hospital (1.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Roundshaw Downs and Duppas Hill.
- Local schools include Cambridge Tutors College (under half a mile east) and Rutherford School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Keg & Grill pub (under half a mile west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include County Borough of Croydon (less than half a mile north-west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away