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Wedding Hog Roast in Elvington
Looking for a hog roast for your wedding in Elvington? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Barn and farm weddings
- Small, informal weddings
Book a hog roast in Elvington
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others make the hog roast the main meal. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Wedding hog roast in Elvington, carved to order
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. Whether it’s small, informal weddings and wedding breakfasts with sides, we will put together a menu of carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and salads.
A wedding in a small place like Elvington often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Common questions in Elvington
Is Elvington close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London.
Do you come out to small places like Elvington?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your wedding for a quote.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you come to Elvington?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Elvington and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Permission for outside catering
- Step-free access for our equipment
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Site access
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
When you enquire, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Golden-hour photos in Elvington at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
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Getting married in Elvington?
Elvington is about 5 miles north of Dover, in Kent. We cover Elvington and its neighbours for weddings. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
Within reach of Elvington are historic houses such as Goodnestone Park (2.8 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over CT15 and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Sweetbriar Lane, Poplar Drive and Fairview Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Elvington we cover include Barfrestone (1 mile west), Frogham (1 mile west), Tilmanstone (2 miles east), Nonington (2 miles north-west) and Chillenden (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (5 miles south), Folkestone (9 miles south-west), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Buckland Hospital (5.5 miles south).
- Nearby, you will find The White Horse pub (0.6 miles south)
Towns and villages near Elvington
What else we do in Elvington
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away