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Wedding Hog Roast in Farncombe
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Farncombe and the surrounding area.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and renewals
- Garden weddings at home
A hog roast near Farncombe
Wedding hog roast near Farncombe
The carving station becomes a focal point: people gather round as the chef carves. It’s food and a bit of theatre. For second-day get-togethers and vow renewals and blessings, we can cook salads, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
In Farncombe, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Tell us about access to the field or garden. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Getting married in Farncombe?
Farncombe is about 4 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. We take a hog roast for your wedding to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Farncombe and the surrounding area. Farncombe is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Farncombe station is in Farncombe itself. If you’re marrying at a church near Farncombe, such as St John the Evangelist Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Wherever your wedding is in GU7, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Station Road, Old Station Road and Walnut Tree Gardens; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Godalming (1 mile south), Aaron's Hill (1 mile south-west), Busbridge (1 mile south), Upper Eashing (2 miles south-west) and Lower Eashing (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (4 miles north-east), Woking (8 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles west), Dorking (12 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Charterhouse School Museum (0.6 miles west) and Guildford Castle (2.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Frith Hill and Farncombe Wood.
- Local schools include Charterhouse School (0.6 miles west) and Broadwater School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Freeholders pub (within half a mile south-east)
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- Anything the venue has asked for
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Farncombe
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
We’re gathering after a service at St John the Evangelist Church: can you cater?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
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.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
Places near Farncombe
Other occasions in Farncombe
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Give your coordinator the final menu
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
Where the roaster can go in Farncombe
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Farncombe
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
For event organisers in Farncombe
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Why choose a hog roast in Farncombe?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and often better value. It still feels special. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Farncombe hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Carved to order by a chef
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Catered or do it yourself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In Farncombe, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- 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
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Get a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards