Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Lower Farringdon
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Lower Farringdon and Hampshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Farm weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Garden weddings at home
A hog roast near Lower Farringdon
About our wedding hog roast in Lower Farringdon
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, then carve at the time you’ve set. We are frequently asked to cater small, informal weddings and blessings and renewals, with spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and halloumi skewers.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Lower Farringdon, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Lower Farringdon?
There are choices for guests who don’t eat pork.
Hosts in Lower Farringdon book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Evening food after the first dance
- Second-day get-togethers
- Home weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Nearby historic houses include Bentworth Hall (3.5 miles north-west) and Hall Place (4 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
What to look for in a quote
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- VAT, if it applies
- The full menu and the sides
- Travel and any London charges
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
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Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A serving area close to where guests eat
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Lower Farringdon
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
Weddings in Lower Farringdon: venues, ceremonies and travel
Lower Farringdon is about 3 miles south of Alton, in Hampshire. Weddings in Lower Farringdon are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Farringdon to Guildford (20 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Alton station, about 3 miles north, is the nearest station. Marrying at Church of All Saints? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. The South Downs National Park is within about 8 miles of Lower Farringdon, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over GU34 and the streets around it. Your wedding could be at a house on Gosport Road, Brightstone Lane and Shirnall Meadow or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Lower Farringdon we cover include Farringdon (1 mile east), Upper Farringdon (1 mile east), Chawton (2 miles north), Hartley Mauditt (2 miles east) and Alton (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (12 miles north-west), Winchester (14 miles west), Fleet (13 miles north-east), Horndean (14 miles south), Aldershot (14 miles north-east) and Petersfield (8 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Alton Community Hospital (2 miles north) and The Romany Museum (2.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Lower Farringdon include Red Hill.
- Pubs nearby include Royal Oak pub (under half a mile west)
A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which suits bigger events.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
The process
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. At a December wedding in Lower Farringdon, it is dark by about 4:00pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:20pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and 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.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Send final numbers in good time
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Lower Farringdon
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Lower Farringdon: your questions answered
Is Lower Farringdon close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Lower Farringdon?
Alton station, about 3 miles north of the centre.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Can you cater in Lower Farringdon?
Yes, Lower Farringdon is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, carving serves a lot of people fast. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Our staff serve and clear
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away