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Wedding Hog Roast in Marden's Hill
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Marden's Hill.
- Garden weddings at home
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening receptions
Planning an event in Marden's Hill?
Wedding hog roast in Marden's Hill, carved to order
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue. We serve crackling, carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for rustic barn receptions and small, informal weddings.
A wedding in a small place like Marden's Hill frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
- Where
- Marden's Hill (TN6)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Served at the time you choose
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
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Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Common questions in Marden's Hill
Which station is closest to Marden's Hill?
Crowborough station, about 2.7 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Marden's Hill too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
It depends on the venue. Check with them first, and we’ll work with them on the details.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you cover Marden's Hill?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Marden's Hill?
You do not need a kitchen, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Marden's Hill. Here are some of the most popular:
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Weddings in a marquee
- Second-day get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
Nearby historic houses include Groombridge Place (3.8 miles north-east) and Bassetts Manor (4 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The menu, including sides and any extras
For event organisers in Marden's Hill
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Winter weddings in Marden's Hill are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan a lit path from the party to the food.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests do not eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Marden's Hill
Marden's Hill is about 2 miles north-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Hosts in Marden's Hill book us for weddings of all sizes. Marden's Hill is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Marden's Hill to Brighton (20 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the nearest station is Crowborough station, about 2.7 miles south-east. Couples marrying at local churches such as St John's Church frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the TN6 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Friars Vale, St John's Road and Marden's Hill or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Friar's Gate (1 mile north-west), Chuck Hatch (2 miles west), Crowborough (2 miles south-east), Steel Cross (2 miles east) and Boarshead (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Lewes (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (15 miles south), Uckfield (7 miles south), South Malling (14 miles south-west), Heathfield (9 miles south-east) and Southover (15 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Bolebroke Castle (3.7 miles north-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Crowborough Country Park.
- Nearby schools include Beacon Academy (1.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Half Moon Inn (0.7 miles north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards