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Wedding Hog Roast in Ifield
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Ifield.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Small, informal weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
Slow-roasted pork in Ifield
Wedding hog roast in Ifield, carved to order
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It is food and a bit of theatre. We serve rotisserie chicken, carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for weddings in a family garden and relaxed, low-key weddings.
A farm or garden wedding near Ifield suits a hog roast. We need a level spot and access. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Where
- Ifield (RH11, RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Ifield
Ifield is about 1 mile north-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Ifield? We can help. Ifield is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 18 miles away.
If you are hoping for photos in Target Hill Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. If you want countryside in your photos, Tilgate Lake isn’t far, and the countryside around Ifield suits an outdoor reception. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Ifield, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
For weddings in RH11 and RH10, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Streets in the area include Mill Lane, Hare Lane and Brock Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Ifield, we also cover Gossops Green (1 mile south), Ifieldwood (1 mile west), Bewbush (1 mile south-west), Russ Hill (2 miles north-west) and Charlwood (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Crawley Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and County Mall (1.2 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Tilgate Lake.
- Nearby schools include Ifield Community College (less than half a mile south) and St Wilfrid's Catholic School (1 mile south)
- Local pubs include Royal Oak pub (under half a mile north-west)
For planners, venues and organisers
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Events we cater in Ifield
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- The main wedding meal
- Weddings in a family garden
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
For guests travelling by train, Ifield station, about 0.6 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
Ifield questions
Can you cater after a service at St Margaret's Church?
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.
How far is Ifield from London?
About 26 miles from central London.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
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.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Why choose a hog roast in Ifield?
If your venue does its own catering, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why Ifield hosts choose us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Towns and villages near Ifield
Other occasions in Ifield
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Just keep us informed.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Winter weddings in Ifield are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away