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Wedding Hog Roast in Merle Common
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Merle Common. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Small, informal weddings
- Farm weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
Planning an event in Merle Common?
About our wedding hog roast in Merle Common
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so a long speech won’t ruin the food. We’re often asked to cater late-night wedding food and the main wedding meal, with crackling, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken.
Near Merle Common, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. Timings are planned around your wedding, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Merle Common questions
What’s the nearest station to Merle Common?
Hurst Green station, about 1.4 miles north of the centre.
Is Merle Common too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
What affects the price in Merle Common
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Travel to Merle Common
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- The venue or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any venue rules
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your wedding in Merle Common
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
Here’s what people in Merle Common most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Blessings and renewals
- Rustic barn receptions
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
Historic houses near Merle Common include Chartwell (3.3 miles north-east) and Titsey Place (3.6 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Questions to ask before booking
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The full menu and the sides
- VAT, if it applies
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In Merle Common, evening wedding food frequently coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
Planning a wedding hog roast in Merle Common
Merle Common is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Merle Common, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Bay Pond, and the countryside around Merle Common suits an outdoor reception. For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Hurst Green station, roughly 1.4 miles north of the centre.
Here we cover the RH8 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Close by, we cover weddings in Crowhurst (1 mile south-west), Troy Town (2 miles south-east), Hurst Green (2 miles north-west), Pains-Hill (2 miles north) and Crowhurst Lane End (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (14 miles north-west), Horley (8 miles west), Redhill (8 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (9 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Tandridge Priory (2.1 miles north) and Haxted Watermill Museum (2.5 miles south). Open spaces near Merle Common include Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
- Schools near Merle Common include Oxted School (2.4 miles north)
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
Our staff serve and clear quietly, so the party carries on around us.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s 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.
Why choose a hog roast in Merle Common?
Next to other evening food, carving serves plenty of people fast. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book our hog roast in Merle Common
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
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About the food
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards