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Wedding Hog Roast for Heckfield
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Heckfield.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Marquee weddings
- Intimate weddings
Wedding hog roast in Heckfield
Wedding hog roast in Heckfield, slow-roasted on site
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, on china if you’d like. For vow renewals and blessings and rustic barn receptions, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
There is something special about a country wedding near Heckfield, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
Who books wedding hog roast in Heckfield?
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, so it is good value.
People around Heckfield book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Weddings in a family garden
- Weddings in a marquee
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- The day after the wedding
Wedding photographers in the area often head for The Marshes Local Nature Reserve, and the countryside around Heckfield suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- VAT, if it applies
- Who carves and who serves
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. At a December wedding in Heckfield, it is dark by about 3:55pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food, while a June wedding has light until about 9:25pm.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- A way in for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. Some venues charge a fee. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Served at the time you choose
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
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Other occasions in Heckfield
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Working with your venue
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Heckfield
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Michael: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Which station is closest to Heckfield?
The closest is Mortimer station, roughly 3.9 miles away.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We’ll sort the details with them.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Do you come to Heckfield?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Heckfield and the rest of Hampshire included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- Plates or china
- Which meats and sides you choose
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Heckfield weddings: local tips
Heckfield is about 6 miles west of Yateley, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Heckfield, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Heckfield is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Heckfield to Reading (7 miles away).
Wellington Country Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Marrying at Church of St Michael? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG27. Local streets include Church Lane and Chamberlains Meadow; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Heckfield we cover include Heckfield Heath (1 mile north), Hound Green (1 mile south), Bramshill (1 mile east), Hazeley (1 mile south-east) and Riseley (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (8 miles south-west), Farnborough (9 miles east), Fleet (7 miles south-east), Aldershot (11 miles south-east), Alton (13 miles south) and Yateley (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Beaumys Castle (2.6 miles north) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include New Inn (under half a mile south)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away