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Wedding Hog Roast in Heron Quays
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 Heron Quays.
- Weddings in a marquee
- Farm weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Book a hog roast in Heron Quays
How it works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Winter weddings in Heron Quays are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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Wedding hog roast in Heron Quays, slow-roasted on site
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access, so nothing is left to chance. We are often asked to cater wedding breakfasts with sides and second-day get-togethers, with carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Couples in Heron Quays often hold the reception at a local venue or at home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, which many London venues cannot offer, so ask early. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
- Where
- Heron Quays (E14, SE16, E22)
- County
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Heron Quays
Can you do a hog roast in Sir John McDougall Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Heron Quays?
Frequently, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee, and we agree the spot with your venue.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
You will not have to think about the food. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
A hog roast or other catering?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Who books wedding hog roast in Heron Quays?
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening receptions
If you want countryside in your photos, Lavender Pond isn’t far.
Before you book anyone
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What the price includes, item by item
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Where the roaster can go in Heron Quays
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
As a London location, Heron Quays is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
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.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Heron Quays
Heron Quays is about 2 miles north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. We cover Heron Quays and its neighbours for weddings. Heron Quays is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover.
If you’re marrying at a church near Heron Quays, such as St Peter's Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Sir John McDougall Gardens can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Weddings anywhere in E14, SE16 and E22 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Streets in the area include Tiller Road, Castor Lane and Cassilis Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Being close to the A1261, Heron Quays is easy for us to reach for your wedding. If your venue is just outside Heron Quays, we also cover Canary Wharf (1 mile north-east), London Docklands (1 mile north-east), Poplar (1 mile north-east), Coldharbour (1 mile east) and Blackwall (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Poplar Hospital (0.9 miles north-east) and Holy Trinity (1.8 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Tower Hamlets College (within half a mile north-east) and Canary Wharf College 3 (0.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Ledger Building pub (under half a mile north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away