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Wedding Hog Roast in Lower Hartlip
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Lower Hartlip.
- Small, informal weddings
- Garden weddings at home
- Rustic barn receptions
Book a hog roast in Lower Hartlip
Wedding hog roast in Lower Hartlip, carved to order
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so a long speech will not ruin the food. Popular choices include carved roast pork, crackling and new potatoes, and typical bookings are for garden weddings at home and anniversary vow renewals.
A wedding in a small place like Lower Hartlip often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
For event organisers in Lower Hartlip
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
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How it works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In Lower Hartlip, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The journey to the venue
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
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.
Lower Hartlip questions
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Michael: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How far is Lower Hartlip from London?
About 34 miles from central London.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are generally enough.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Can we offer lamb too?
Yes, spit-roast lamb can go alongside the pork.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Perfect for your wedding in Lower Hartlip
You do not need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
People around Lower Hartlip book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Small, informal weddings
- Evening receptions
- Farm weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Detling Hill, and the countryside around Lower Hartlip suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Lower Hartlip
Lower Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. Lower Hartlip and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Hartlip to Canterbury (19 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the closest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Foxburrow Wood can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Lower Hartlip, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Here we cover the ME9 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on Lower Hartlip Road, Grainey Field and Old House Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Lower Hartlip we cover include Hartlip (1 mile west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west) and Meresborough (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Court Hall Museum (3.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (4.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
- Nearby schools include Leigh Academy Rainham (1.4 miles north-west)
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Lighting for evening service
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A serving area close to where guests eat
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
Our staff serve and clear quietly, so the party carries on around us.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards