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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Hempstead, Medway
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Hempstead.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Rustic barn receptions
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Planning an event in Hempstead?
How our wedding hog roast works in Hempstead
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. Whether it’s weddings in a family garden and the day after the wedding, we can cook spit-roast lamb, salads and crackling for your guests.
A farm or garden wedding near Hempstead suits a hog roast. We need level ground, cover and a way in. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
What else we do in Hempstead
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Hempstead, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Let us know about tight access
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Hempstead, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Just keep us informed.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, as an extra.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to a wedding barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What you get with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The number of people
- The date and time of year
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
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. Use our quote form.
Hempstead questions
Can you do a hog roast in South Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Hempstead?
The closest is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Where the roaster can go in Hempstead
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Power for lights in the evening
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hempstead
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
Why choose wedding hog roast in Hempstead?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Evening receptions
- Barn and farm weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Historic houses near Hempstead include Restoration House (3.8 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (4.5 miles north-west). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether travel is included
- The full menu and the sides
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Getting married in Hempstead?
Hempstead is about 2 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Hempstead? We can help. We cover 68 places in Medway. We cater events right across the region, from Hempstead to Canterbury (23 miles away).
Marrying at All Saints Church? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. It’s worth telling train travellers that Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles north-east, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Hempstead, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of the ME7 and ME8 postcode area. Your wedding could be at a house on Harrow Road, Spekes Road and Capstone Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Hempstead include the A278, which makes travel to your wedding easy. For weddings just outside Hempstead, we cover Capstone (1 mile north-west), Darland (1 mile north-west), Wigmore (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north-west) and Park Wood (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (5 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Chatham Waterfront (3 miles north-west), Rochester Riverside (4 miles north-west) and Peters Village (5 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (3 miles north-west) and Medway megaliths (3.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hempstead include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Hempstead include Rainham School for Girls (1.3 miles north-east) and Howard School (1.3 miles north-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away