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Wedding Hog Roast in Knave's Ash
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Knave's Ash? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Blessings and renewals
- The main wedding meal
- Small, informal weddings
Planning an event in Knave's Ash?
About our wedding hog roast in Knave's Ash
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, on china if you’d like. For marquee weddings and the main wedding meal, we can cook salads, carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
A wedding in a small place like Knave's Ash frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Evening food at a Knave's Ash wedding frequently 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.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or CT3 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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Knave's Ash: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at Church of the Holy Cross?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast in Curtis Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Do you do evening food?
Of course. We will time it around your first dance and band.
Can we add a second roast?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Occasions we serve in Knave's Ash
There are choices for guests who don’t eat pork.
Hosts in Knave's Ash book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Farm weddings
- Late-night wedding food
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the closest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- A clear list of what’s included
Knave's Ash weddings: local tips
Knave's Ash is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. We cover Knave's Ash and its neighbours for weddings. Knave's Ash is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater.
For outdoor photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods is close by. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of the Holy Cross frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the coast within about 3 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the CT3 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Hicks Forstal Road and Hoath Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Hoath (1 mile east), Maypole (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-east), Millbank (1 mile north-east) and Hicks Forstal (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (5 miles west).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Knave's Ash include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (1.6 miles south)
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Lighting for evening service
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A serving area close to where guests eat
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Knave's Ash
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Knave's Ash hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Serving and clearing done for you
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
We’re on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
More for events in Knave's Ash
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
What affects the price in Knave's Ash
Each price is built from:
- Season and day of the week
- Plates or china
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away