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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Long Ditton, Greater London
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Long Ditton.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Late-night wedding food
- Post-wedding gatherings
Book a hog roast in Long Ditton
Wedding hog roast in Long Ditton, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It feels like an occasion. For barn and farm weddings and the main wedding meal, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
Couples in Long Ditton often hold the reception at a local venue or at home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, so check with the venue early. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Location
- Long Ditton (KT6)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Events we cater in Long Ditton
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Wedding breakfasts
- Intimate weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Anniversary vow renewals
Within reach of Long Ditton are historic houses such as Hampton Court Palace (1.5 miles north-west) and Fitznells Manor (3.6 miles south-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Before booking anyone
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What crockery is supplied
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Things that change the price:
- Whether you want china
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Roughly how many people
- Your date and serving time
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Long Ditton
What else we do in Long Ditton
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
Evening food normally goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A way in for the roaster
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
Long Ditton is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Evening food at a Long Ditton wedding often goes out just as the light fades: sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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Questions from Long Ditton
What’s the nearest station to Long Ditton?
Surbiton station, about 0.7 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Stokes Field?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Many couples do exactly that, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can we add a second roast?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, carving serves a lot of people fast. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Long Ditton
- Serving and clearing done for you
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Served at the time you choose
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Getting married in Long Ditton?
Long Ditton is about 1 mile south-west of Surbiton, in Greater London. We cater weddings across Long Ditton and nearby. Long Ditton is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 12 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Long Ditton, such as Church of St Mary, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Planning photos in Stokes Field? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
We cover weddings in every part of KT6. Your wedding could be at a house on Pound Close, Fleece Road and St Chads Close, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Long Ditton we cover include Ditton Hill (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile north), Thames Ditton (1 mile west), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south-west) and Surbiton Park (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Bentall Centre (1.9 miles north) and Tolworth Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
- Schools near Long Ditton include Shrewsbury House School (0.6 miles south-east) and Hinchley Wood School (0.8 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include Raintree pub (under half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Surbiton (1.1 miles south-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away