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Wedding Hog Roast for Hogben's Hill
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Hogben's Hill? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Evening receptions
- Home weddings
Book a hog roast in Hogben's Hill
Wedding hog roast in Hogben's Hill, carved to order
For a relaxed wedding in Hogben's Hill, a hog roast hits the right note: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. Our staff serve and clear, so you can enjoy it. Typical bookings include farm weddings and late-night wedding food, with salads, spit-roast lamb and carved roast pork.
Near Hogben's Hill, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and generally costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why Hogben's Hill hosts choose us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Hogben's Hill questions
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Hogben's Hill close to London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Hogben's Hill
Hogben's Hill is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. Weddings in Hogben's Hill are part of our patch. Hogben's Hill is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Hogben's Hill to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: Selling station is about 1.3 miles away. Marrying at Church of St Mary? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Kent takes in ME13, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. For weddings just outside Hogben's Hill, we cover Selling (1 mile east), Gushmere (1 mile north-east), Perrywood (1 mile south-east), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east).
- Local pubs include The White Lion Public House (0.5 miles east)
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we do not need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Evening food at a Hogben's Hill wedding often goes out just as the light fades: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:45pm 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 is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or ME13 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Events we cater in Hogben's Hill
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
However big or small the event in Hogben's Hill, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Late-night wedding food
- Weddings in a marquee
- Farm weddings
Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (2.9 miles west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
Comparing caterers
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Travel and any London charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How many staff will carve and serve
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Hogben's Hill
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Plates or china
- Travel to Hogben's Hill
- Access to the cooking area
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away