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Wedding Hog Roast in Fords Farm
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Fords Farm.
- Marquee weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- The main wedding meal
Wedding hog roast in Fords Farm
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Wedding hog roast in Fords Farm, carved to order
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access, so nothing is left to chance. We serve salads, rotisserie chicken and carved roast pork, and we’re often booked for evening receptions and farm weddings.
A farm or garden wedding near Fords Farm suits a hog roast. We need a level spot and access. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
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Fords Farm: your questions answered
How far is Fords Farm from London?
Roughly 40 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater after a service at St Matthew's?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
What if things run late?
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.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- The address or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A picture of the cooking area
- Rules from the venue or landowner
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Evening food at a Fords Farm wedding often goes out just as the light fades: about 9:25pm at midsummer, 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Fords Farm
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Fords Farm
Fords Farm is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. We are happy to travel to Fords Farm for weddings. We cover all 34 towns and villages across Reading.
Nearby historic houses include Mapledurham House (3.1 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. Fobney Island Wetland Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
For weddings in RG30 and RG31, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Whether your wedding is on Low Lane, Mill Lane and Bath Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. For weddings just outside Fords Farm, we cover Horncastle (1 mile north), Southcote (1 mile east), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile west) and Calcot (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (4 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Beaumys Castle (4.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Fords Farm include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and South Lake.
- Schools near Fords Farm include Prospect School (0.5 miles north-east) and Elvian School (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Cunning Man pub (0.6 miles south)
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Give final numbers in good time
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
We are on site for much of the day, working quietly in the background.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Fords Farm?
You don’t need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Fords Farm and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wedding breakfasts
- Rustic barn receptions
- Weddings in a marquee
- Anniversary vow renewals
It is worth telling train travellers that Reading Green Park station, about 1.4 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether plates or china are included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Travel and any London charges
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away