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Wedding Hog Roast in Highsted
Wedding hog roast in Highsted: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- The main wedding meal
- Marquee weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
Wedding hog roast for Highsted
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
- Site access
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Wedding hog roast in Highsted, carved to order
A hog roast is made for marquee, barn and garden weddings near Highsted. We cook outside, under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. We serve spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes, and typical bookings are for barn and farm weddings and evening receptions.
A wedding in a small place like Highsted often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
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.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Timed around your day
See how we price and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Give final numbers in good time
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, quoted separately.
What the cooking area needs
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Permission for outside catering
- Lighting for evening service
- A way in for the roaster
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
Also near Highsted
Other occasions in Highsted
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Highsted
Do you come out to small places like Highsted?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Nicholas: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
How the day works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Winter weddings in Highsted are 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 whether it is 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.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Highsted, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Highsted
Highsted is about 2 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cater weddings of every size in Highsted. Highsted is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
If you’re hoping for photos in Cromers Wood, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. It’s worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Sittingbourne station, about 1.6 miles north. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Highsted, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Kent takes in ME9, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on Stockers Hill and Highsted Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Highsted, we also cover Rodmersham Green (1 mile east), Rodmersham (1 mile east), Tunstall (1 mile west), Bapchild (1 mile east) and Dungate (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (6 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.2 miles north) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.4 miles north).
- Nearby schools include Fulston Manor School (1 mile north)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away