Oxfordshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Great Holcombe
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Great Holcombe.
- Small, informal weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
- Wedding breakfasts
Book a hog roast in Great Holcombe
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary requirements
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- An estimate of numbers
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
About our wedding hog roast in Great Holcombe
Your venue and we agree the cooking spot and timings, so nothing is left to chance. Typical bookings include vow renewals and blessings and wedding breakfasts, with new potatoes, halloumi skewers and carved roast pork.
A wedding in a small place like Great Holcombe frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Where
- Great Holcombe (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Great Holcombe
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Giles?
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 generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you come out to small places like Great Holcombe?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We will sort the details with them.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can we add a second roast?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Great Holcombe?
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Great Holcombe and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Intimate weddings
- Marquee receptions
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Evening receptions
If you want countryside in your photos, Wells Farm isn’t far, and the countryside around Great Holcombe suits an outdoor reception.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How many staff will carve and serve
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether VAT is included
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Light near the carving station after dark
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Great Holcombe
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
For planners, venues and organisers
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Getting married in Great Holcombe?
Great Holcombe is about 3 miles north of Benson, in Oxfordshire. A hog roast suits weddings around Great Holcombe, whatever the venue. We cover all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Great Holcombe to Oxford (about 8 miles away).
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Giles, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Among the historic houses close to Great Holcombe are Garsington Manor (3.8 miles north-west) and Clifton Hampden Manor (3.8 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Great Holcombe, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX10. Close by, we cover weddings in Newington (1 mile north), Drayton St Leonard (1 mile west), Brookhampton (1 mile north), Stadhampton (1 mile north) and Berrick Salome (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north-west), Didcot (7 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles west), Thame (9 miles north-east), Wantage (14 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (13 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Brightwell Castle (4 miles south-west) and Littlemore Hospital (5.8 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Wells Farm and Wittenham Clumps.
- Nearby, you will find The Catherine Wheel pub (0.7 miles west)
Why choose a hog roast in Great Holcombe?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Planned to your running order
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
How the day works
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your wedding in Great Holcombe. At a December wedding in Great Holcombe, it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away