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Wedding Hog Roast for Little Bookham
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Little Bookham? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
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About our wedding hog roast in Little Bookham
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so a long speech will not ruin the food. We’re frequently asked to cater the main wedding meal and relaxed, low-key weddings, serving carved roast pork, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes.
In Little Bookham, 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. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Events we cater in Little Bookham
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Little Bookham, including:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Marquee weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Farm weddings
For outdoor photos, Box Hill is close by.
What your quote should include
- Allergen information for every dish
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Any travel or access charges
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast. 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, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- Power for lights in the evening
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Anything the venue has asked for
- A picture of the cooking area
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Little Bookham
Little Bookham is about 3 miles south-west of Leatherhead, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Little Bookham, from gardens to fields. Little Bookham is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 8 miles away.
It’s worth telling train travellers that Bookham station, about 1.4 miles north, is the nearest station. Historic houses near Little Bookham include Polesden Lacey (1.1 miles south-east) and Hatchlands Park (3.6 miles west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Little Bookham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Anywhere in KT23 and KT24, we can roast on site for your guests. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Orchard Gardens, Guildford Road and Lindens Close or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For weddings just outside Little Bookham, we cover Great Bookham (1 mile north-east), Fetcham (2 miles north-east), Ranmore Common (2 miles south-east), Westhumble (3 miles south-east) and Mickleham (3 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (8 miles west), Woking (9 miles west), Camberley (15 miles west), Epsom (7 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east) and Redhill (10 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Betchworth Castle (4.6 miles south-east) and Headley Court (5.1 miles east). The countryside around Little Bookham includes Combe Bottom and Boldermere Lake.
- Nearby schools include Manor House School (under half a mile north) and St Lawrence Primary School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Queen Stage pub (0.5 miles north-west)
Questions from Little Bookham
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Lawrence?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Which station is closest to Little Bookham?
The closest is Bookham station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Do you come to Little Bookham?
Yes, Little Bookham is in our area. Send us the address and we will check the date.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Check with them first, and we will liaise with them.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
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Catered or do it yourself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
How the day works
Here’s how the day normally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. For a summer wedding in Little Bookham, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- 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.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or KT23 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
Our staff serve and clear quietly, and leave you to celebrate.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards