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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Hooley, Greater London
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Hooley. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Marquee receptions
- Late-night wedding food
Slow-roasted pork in Hooley
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
About our wedding hog roast in Hooley
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. Typical bookings include weddings in a marquee and wedding breakfasts with sides, with spit-roast lamb, carved roast pork and new potatoes.
For a wedding in Hooley, the venue’s rules decide where a hog roast can go. Ask about a courtyard or garden, and we will work through it together. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Where
- Hooley (CR5, RH1)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Events we cater in Hooley
The carving station brings guests together, and it looks great in photos.
People around Hooley book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Evening receptions
- Marquee weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Rustic barn receptions
If you are marrying at a church near Hooley, such as Church of St Margaret, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for every dish
Planning a wedding hog roast in Hooley
Hooley is about 2 miles south-west of Coulsdon, in Greater London. Weddings in Hooley are part of our patch. We cover all 764 towns and villages across Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 15 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Chipstead station, about 1.4 miles north-west, is the nearest station. Planning photos in Shabden Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
This part of Greater London takes in CR5 and RH1, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Church Lane Avenue, Church Lane Drive and Brighton Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For weddings just outside Hooley, we cover Netherne on-the-Hill (1 mile east), Merstham (2 miles south), Mugswell (2 miles south-west), Gatton (2 miles south) and South Merstham (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as London (15 miles north), City of Westminster (15 miles north), Kensington (15 miles north), Brompton (14 miles north), Stockwell (12 miles north) and Orpington (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find East Surrey Museum (3.4 miles east) and St Lawrence's Hospital (2.5 miles east). The countryside around Hooley includes Colley Hill and South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The White Hart pub (0.7 miles north-west)
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. 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.
Why book with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved to order by a chef
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Common questions in Hooley
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Hooley?
Frequently, if there is a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we will advise.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Margaret?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Space well clear of tents and trees
Hooley is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For a summer wedding in Hooley, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is usually served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or CR5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Your quote depends on:
- Travel to Hooley
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards