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Wedding Hog Roast in Fordwich
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Fordwich and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Blessings and renewals
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Home weddings
Slow-roasted pork in Fordwich
Wedding hog roast in Fordwich, slow-roasted on site
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, and our chef carves on cue. Typical bookings include home weddings and the main wedding meal, with salads, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Rural weddings around Fordwich have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a cold buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Our staff serve and clear
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
FAQs for Fordwich
Can you do a hog roast in Chequer's Wood and Old Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary the Virgin?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you do evening food?
Yes. We will agree a serving time around your running order.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are normally enough.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
Can you cater in Fordwich?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Fordwich and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Permission for outside catering
- Step-free access for our equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
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.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Evening food at a Fordwich wedding often goes out just as the light fades: sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm 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 agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or CT2 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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For event organisers in Fordwich
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
The biggest factors are:
- Plates or china
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Time on site
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A photo of the cooking area
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Getting married in Fordwich?
Fordwich is about 2 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your wedding in Fordwich? We can help. Fordwich is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Sturry station serves Fordwich directly. Chequer's Wood and Old Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. With the coast within about 6 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in CT2, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Brooklands Close, Water Meadows and King Street; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Littlebourne (2 miles south-east), Bekesbourne Hill (2 miles south), Wickhambreaux (3 miles east), Ickham (3 miles south-east) and Patrixbourne (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles south-east), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (13 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west).
A little further out are Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.4 miles south-west) and St Martins Hospital (1.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Fordwich includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near Fordwich include Spires Academy (1.4 miles north-east) and Frank Montgomery School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Fordwich Arms (under half a mile south-east)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Places near Fordwich
Other occasions in Fordwich
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away