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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Headley, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Headley and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Rustic barn receptions
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Home weddings
Wedding hog roast in Headley
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
About our wedding hog roast in Headley
The carving station becomes a focal point: people gather round as the chef carves. It feels like an occasion. Typical bookings include second-day get-togethers and vow renewals and blessings, serving halloumi skewers, salads and spit-roast lamb.
Rural weddings around Headley 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 hog is roasted on site at your wedding, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
What affects the price in Headley
The price comes down to:
- Time on site
- How many people are eating
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Crockery choices
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- The venue or postcode
- Dietary requirements
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and frequently better value. It still feels like a feast. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
Evening food usually goes out an hour or two after the first dance.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Headley: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Headley?
The closest is Tadworth station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
How far is Headley from London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Can we add a second roast?
Lamb and chicken are both available alongside the hog.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are typically enough.
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. At midsummer, sunset in Headley is about 9:20pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Weddings in Headley: venues, ceremonies and travel
Headley is about 2 miles south-east of Ashtead, in Surrey. Headley is well within our area for weddings. Headley is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Headley to Guildford (13 miles away).
If you want countryside in your photos, Box Hill is not far, and the countryside around Headley suits an outdoor reception. Within reach of Headley are historic houses such as Polesden Lacey (4.5 miles south-west) and Fitznells Manor (4.8 miles north). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Headley, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Weddings anywhere in KT18 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Whether your wedding is on Tilley Lane, Cunliffe Close and Lee Green or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Walton on the Hill (2 miles east), Tadworth (2 miles north-east), Box Hill (2 miles south), Lower Kingswood (3 miles east) and Kingswood (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (13 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north), Horley (9 miles south-east), Redhill (6 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Headley Court (0.5 miles north) and The Ashley Centre (3.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Box Hill and Reigate Heath.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
Towns and villages near Headley
Also in Headley
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away