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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Epsom Downs, Surrey
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Epsom Downs? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Garden weddings at home
- Blessings and renewals
- Late-night wedding food
Wedding hog roast for Epsom Downs
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty.
How our wedding hog roast works in Epsom Downs
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. Typical bookings include home weddings and barn and farm weddings, with salads, carved roast pork and halloumi skewers.
A wedding in a small place like Epsom Downs 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, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Why choose wedding hog roast in Epsom Downs?
You do not need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
In Epsom Downs and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Evening receptions
- Farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Small, informal weddings
Among the historic houses close to Epsom Downs are Fitznells Manor (2.1 miles north) and Nonsuch Mansion (2.6 miles north). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book.
What your quote should include
- What crockery is supplied
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. For a summer wedding in Epsom Downs, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so evening food is frequently 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.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Epsom Downs
Can you cater after a service at Parish Church of St Martin?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Is Epsom Downs close to London?
About 14 miles from central London.
Can we offer lamb too?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We will sort the details with them.
Do you come to Epsom Downs?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Epsom Downs and the rest of Surrey included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Why choose a hog roast in Epsom Downs?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Epsom Downs weddings: local tips
Epsom Downs is about 1 mile south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. Epsom Downs and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Epsom Downs is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 14 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Cuddington Meadows is close by. Priest Hill can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in KT17, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Longdown Lane South, Bunbury Way and Burgh Heath Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Epsom Downs we cover include Nork (1 mile east), North Looe (1 mile north), Great Burgh (1 mile south-east), Tattenham Corner (1 mile south) and Langley Vale (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (14 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (7 miles south-east), Egham (15 miles north-west) and Reigate (6 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Epsom General Hospital (1.3 miles west) and The Ashley Centre (1.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
- Schools near Epsom Downs include Laine Theatre Arts (1.2 miles north-west) and The Beacon School (1.3 miles east)
- Local pubs include Derby Arms (0.7 miles south-west)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Give final numbers in good time
We are on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, please mention:
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your date and serving time
Getting a quote is simple: 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.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away