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Wedding Hog Roast for Lenham
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Lenham? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Post-wedding gatherings
Book a hog roast in Lenham
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Wedding hog roast in Lenham, carved to order
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the time you’ve set. We are often asked to cater intimate weddings and blessings and renewals, serving new potatoes, crackling and carved roast pork.
In Lenham, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Let us know about access. Timings are planned around your wedding, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb roasted on the spit is a lovely alternative to pork, and handy for anyone who doesn’t eat pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
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Other occasions in Lenham
What affects the price in Lenham
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
Evening food typically goes out an hour or two after the first dance.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Events we cater in Lenham
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, after a night on the dance floor.
People around Lenham book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee weddings
- Home weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
If you are hoping for photos in Kiln Wood, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
A hog roast or other catering?
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others make the hog roast the main meal. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Lenham hosts choose us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
Getting married in Lenham?
Lenham is about 7 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your wedding to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Lenham and the surrounding area. Lenham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
If you’re marrying at a church near Lenham, such as St Mary's Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Nearby historic houses include Leeds Castle (3.6 miles west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Lenham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of ME17. Local streets include High Street, Mitchell Close and Hatch Road; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Leadingcross Green (1 mile south), Woodside Green (1 mile north-east), West Street (1 mile north-east), Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-east) and Lenham Heath (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (8 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east), Minster (13 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (2.7 miles south) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.6 miles west).
- Local schools include The Lenham School (within half a mile north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (less than half a mile east)
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. At a December wedding in Lenham, it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Lenham
How far is Lenham from London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London.
Could you cook in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away