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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Hale, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Hale and Surrey, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Marquee receptions
- Garden weddings at home
- Barn and farm weddings
A hog roast near Hale
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Hale hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Serving and clearing done for you
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
How our wedding hog roast works in Hale
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the time you’ve set. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and new potatoes, and we’re often booked for wedding breakfasts with sides and garden weddings at home.
Rural weddings around Hale have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
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Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Occasions we serve in Hale
It works for the main meal and the evening, so it’s good value.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Hale, including:
- Marquee weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Home weddings
- The day after the wedding
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Farnham station, about 1.3 miles south.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Planning for dietary needs
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give final numbers in good time
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Hale
Can you do a hog roast in Weybourne LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you come out to small places like Hale?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
Where the roaster can go in Hale
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- Lighting for evening service
- A serving area close to where guests eat
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, 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.
The process
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Golden-hour photos in Hale at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
How to prepare
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: 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.
Planning help
Getting married in Hale?
Hale is about 1 mile north of Farnham, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Hale. We cater all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 9 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as The Church of St John the Evangelist frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. For outdoor photos, Farnham Park is close by.
For weddings in GU9, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Fairview Gardens, Farnborough Road and White Cottage Close, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Hale we cover include Heath End (1 mile north), Weybourne (1 mile north-east), Upper Hale (1 mile north-west), Badshot Lea (1 mile east) and Farnham (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (9 miles east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Frimley (6 miles north), Haslemere (10 miles south) and Cranleigh (15 miles south-east).
A little further out are Museum of Farnham (1.4 miles south-west) and Fleet Community Hospital (4.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Hale includes Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
- Schools near Hale include William Cobbett Primary School (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local pubs include The Six Bells pub (0.5 miles south)
- Other local spots include Prince Consort's Library (1.8 miles north) and Seale and Tongham (2.7 miles east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards