Kent · England
Wedding Hog Roast in High Halden
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 High Halden.
- Rustic barn receptions
- Evening receptions
- Intimate weddings
A hog roast near High Halden
Weddings in High Halden: venues, ceremonies and travel
High Halden is about 7 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in High Halden? We cover the whole area. High Halden is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
It’s worth telling train travellers that the closest railway station is Pluckley station, roughly 3.9 miles north of the centre. After a ceremony at a church like Parish Church of St Mary, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Weddings anywhere in TN26 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Local streets include Woodgates Close, Little Robhurst and Tilden Close; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside High Halden, we also cover Further Quarter (1 mile north), Wissenden (2 miles north), Bethersden (3 miles north-east), Maltman's Hill (4 miles north) and Chambers' Green (4 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (7 miles east), Foley Park (15 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (15 miles west), Tenterden (3 miles south) and Bearsted (13 miles north-west).
A little further out are Romden Castle (2.9 miles north) and Woodchurch Village Life Museum (2.7 miles south-east).
- Schools near High Halden include Homewood School (1.9 miles south-west)
How our wedding hog roast works in High Halden
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. Typical bookings include marquee weddings and blessings and renewals, serving new potatoes, carved roast pork and spit-roast lamb.
A wedding in a small place like High Halden often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. At a December wedding in High Halden, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to High Halden
What else we do in High Halden
Questions from High Halden
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is High Halden too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
It depends on the venue. Check with them first, and we will work with them on the details.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
For planners, venues and organisers
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Looking after everyone
Some guests will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Things that change the price:
- The number of people
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your date and serving time
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in High Halden
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
However big or small the event in High Halden, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Late-night wedding food
- Rustic barn receptions
- The main wedding meal
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Historic houses near High Halden include Smallhythe Place (4.6 miles south). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away