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Wedding Hog Roast in Hersden
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Hersden and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Small, informal weddings
- The day after the wedding
- Garden weddings at home
Wedding hog roast for Hersden
Who books wedding hog roast in Hersden?
Guests gather round the carving, and it looks great in photos.
In Hersden and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Evening receptions
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
- Weddings in a family garden
If you want countryside in your photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods isn’t far.
Questions to ask before booking
- The space, cover and access they need
- A clear list of what’s included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The full menu and the sides
About our wedding hog roast in Hersden
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. We’re often asked to cater farm weddings and marquee receptions, with rotisserie chicken, carved roast pork and salads.
A farm or garden wedding near Hersden suits a hog roast. We need a level spot and access. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
The price comes down to:
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Hersden
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to a wedding barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- Served at the time you choose
- An itemised quote
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
The process
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For a summer wedding in Hersden, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Send final numbers in good time
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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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.
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.
Hersden: your questions answered
Is Hersden close to London?
About 56 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Hersden?
Sturry station, about 1.9 miles south-west of the centre.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available alongside the hog.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Where does the hog roast go?
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 photo if you’re unsure.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your wedding for a quote.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A way in for the roaster
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Getting married in Hersden?
Hersden is about 4 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. We cater weddings of every size in Hersden. We cater 922 places across Kent.
If you are marrying at a church near Hersden, such as Church of All Saints, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Guests coming by rail will want to know that the closest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 1.9 miles south-west of the centre. With the coast within about 5 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
This part of Kent takes in CT3, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as The Firs, The Sycamores and Chequer Tree Close or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Westbere (1 mile south-west), Stodmarsh (1 mile south-east), Hoath (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile north) and Sturry (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (4.5 miles south-west) and St Martins Hospital (3.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (0.5 miles west) and Frank Montgomery School (0.5 miles west)
- Local pubs include Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, 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