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Wedding Hog Roast for Friar's Hill
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Friar's Hill and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Farm weddings
- The day after the wedding
- Small, informal weddings
Wedding hog roast for Friar's Hill
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Winter weddings in Friar's Hill are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
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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Wedding hog roast in Friar's Hill, carved to order
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It is food and a bit of theatre. On the menu are new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and salads, and typical bookings are for relaxed, low-key weddings and anniversary vow renewals.
A wedding in a small place like Friar's Hill frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Friar's Hill (TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Who books wedding hog roast in Friar's Hill?
It feels generous and relaxed, perfect for an informal day.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Friar's Hill and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Farm weddings
- Evening receptions
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Garden weddings at home
Marrying at St Laurence's Church? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot.
Before booking anyone
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether travel is included
- Who carves and who serves
Also near Friar's Hill
Other occasions in Friar's Hill
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Numbers
- Distance from us
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: use our quote form.
Weddings in Friar's Hill: venues, ceremonies and travel
Friar's Hill is about 4 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Friar's Hill? We can help. Friar's Hill is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Friar's Hill to Canterbury (33 miles away).
It’s worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Three Oaks station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Wedding photographers in the area often head for Church Wood and Robsack Wood. With the coast within about 4 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in TN35, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Pett Road, Friars Bank and Chapel Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Friar's Hill we cover include Guestling Green (1 mile north-west), Guestling (1 mile west), Fairlight (1 mile south), Bachelor's Bump (1 mile south-west) and Pett (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Hastings (4 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (3 miles south-west), Belmont (3 miles south-west) and Langney (15 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (3.4 miles south-west) and Conquest Hospital (3.1 miles west). Within reach you will find Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
- Schools near Friar's Hill include Buckswood School (0.9 miles north-west) and The Hastings Academy (1.2 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Hope Public House (0.5 miles north-west)
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, carving serves plenty of people fast. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Friar's Hill questions
Do you come out to small places like Friar's Hill?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We are gathering after a service at St Laurence's Church: can you cater?
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 normally elsewhere. Send us the address.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
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’ll check it with you before booking.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Power for lights in the evening
- Permission for outside catering
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Friar's Hill
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- 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