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Wedding Hog Roast in East Farleigh
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in East Farleigh.
- The main wedding meal
- Intimate weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
Slow-roasted pork in East Farleigh
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Wedding hog roast in East Farleigh, carved to order
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access, so nothing is left to chance. We serve new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and salads, and we’re often booked for intimate weddings and the day after the wedding.
A wedding in a small place like East Farleigh frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. Timings are planned around your wedding, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The process
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In East Farleigh, evening wedding food frequently coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- 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.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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East Farleigh weddings: local tips
East Farleigh is about 2 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your wedding in East Farleigh? We can help. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from East Farleigh to Canterbury (about 26 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of Saint Mary often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Among the historic houses close to East Farleigh are Stoneacre (4 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of East Farleigh, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
For weddings in ME15 and ME16, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Streets in the area include Station Road, Lower Road and Kilnbridge Close, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. With the B2010 close by, East Farleigh is simple for us to get to. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Dean Street (1 mile east), Kettle Corner (1 mile west), Farleigh Green (1 mile west), Hoppers Corner (1 mile west) and Fant (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north), Tonbridge (10 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
A little further out are Fremlin Walk (2.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.2 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Oakwood Park Grammar School (1.4 miles north-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.4 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Bull Inn (under half a mile south)
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
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.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why book with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Step-free access for our equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
East Farleigh: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
How far is East Farleigh from London?
About 30 miles from central London.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you come to East Farleigh?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
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Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- Time on site
- Whether you want china
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Events we cater in East Farleigh
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, which keeps things simple.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near East Farleigh, such as:
- Home weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening food after the first dance
- Small, informal weddings
Planning photos in Quarry Wood? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- The space, cover and access they need
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away