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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Mersham, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your wedding in Mersham? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Marquee receptions
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Home weddings
A hog roast near Mersham
Wedding hog roast in Mersham, slow-roasted on site
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so a long speech will not ruin the food. For late-night wedding food and wedding breakfasts, we can cook spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Rural weddings around Mersham have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to a cold buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Mersham
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Our staff serve and clear
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
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The process
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Golden-hour photos in Mersham at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Common questions in Mersham
What’s the nearest station to Mersham?
Ashford International station, about 2.9 miles north-west of the centre.
Is Mersham close to London?
Roughly 52 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available alongside the hog.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, and our staff serve your guests.
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- A way in for the roaster
- Permission for outside catering
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
Occasions we serve in Mersham
Guests gather round the carving, and it makes a lovely photo.
People around Mersham book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Evening food after the first dance
If you are marrying at a church near Mersham, such as Church of St John the Baptist, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Before booking anyone
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Who carves and who serves
Working with your venue
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Mersham
Mersham is about 3 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Mersham suit a hog roast. We cater 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Mersham are Westenhanger Castle (4.7 miles east). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Ashford International station, about 2.9 miles north-west. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Mersham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on Church Road, The Street and Church Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Sevington (1 mile north-west), South Stour (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile east), Hinxhill Park (2 miles north) and Smeeth (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (3 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Folkestone (11 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (7 miles south-east) and Davington (14 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Ashford Designer Outlet (2.6 miles north-west) and William Harvey Hospital (1.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
- Nearby, you will find The Farriers Arms (within half a mile south-west)
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Plates or china
- Travel to Mersham
- How easy it is to reach the spot
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- What the outdoor space is like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards