Kent · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Horsmonden
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Horsmonden. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
Wedding hog roast for Horsmonden
Wedding hog roast near Horsmonden
A hog roast suits relaxed weddings in Horsmonden: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. Our staff serve and clear, so the day runs smoothly. Typical bookings include vow renewals and blessings and home weddings, with new potatoes, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
There is something special about a country wedding near Horsmonden, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Getting married in Horsmonden?
Horsmonden is about 7 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Horsmonden is well within our area for weddings. Horsmonden is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Horsmonden to Canterbury (30 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Paddock Wood station, about 3.4 miles north-west. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Horsmonden, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Kent takes in TN12, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Morley Drive, Woodgate Mews and Back Lane, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Horsmonden, we also cover Hazel Street (1 mile south-west), Capel Cross (1 mile south-east), Broad Ford (1 mile south-east), Palmer's Green (1 mile north-west) and Castle Hill (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (9 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.3 miles west) and Finchcocks Musical Museum (2.5 miles south).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Highwayman pub (under half a mile west)
Horsmonden questions
Is Horsmonden close to London?
Roughly 34 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Horsmonden?
Paddock Wood station, about 3.4 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you do evening food?
Yes. We will agree a serving time around your running order.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
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.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A way in for the roaster
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, especially for guests who don’t eat pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Planners, venues and businesses
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Nearby places to Horsmonden
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
- The date and time of year
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Horsmonden
Evening guests love hot food, after a night on the dance floor.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Horsmonden, such as:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Garden weddings at home
- Second-day get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts
Historic houses near Horsmonden include Scotney Castle (3.4 miles south). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Questions to ask before booking
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Any travel or access charges
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Whether plates or china are included
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
How it works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Golden-hour photos in Horsmonden at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards