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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Merston, West Sussex
We bring a hog roast for your wedding to Merston and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- The main wedding meal
- Home weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
Wedding hog roast for Merston
Wedding hog roast in Merston, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. For anniversary vow renewals and marquee receptions, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Merston, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Merston (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Organising for someone else?
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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About the food
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Questions from Merston
What’s the nearest station to Merston?
The closest is Chichester station, roughly 2.3 miles away.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Giles?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Check with the venue first: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Many couples do exactly that, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do we need extra food?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
Perfect for your wedding in Merston
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Merston and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Weddings in a family garden
- Marquee weddings
- Intimate weddings
- Second-day get-togethers
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Giles often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
Questions to ask before you book
- What crockery is supplied
- The full menu and the sides
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. In Merston, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means an evening hog roast is typically served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
We’ll be at the venue for most of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
Merston weddings: local tips
Merston is about 3 miles south-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We cater weddings at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Merston. We bring hog roasts to all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 26 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the nearest station is Chichester station, about 2.3 miles west. Historic houses near Merston include Goodwood House (3.5 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. The sea is within about 4 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over PO20 and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Runcton (1 mile south-west), Colworth (1 mile east), Oving (1 mile north), North Mundham (1 mile west) and Lagness (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (3 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles north-west), Selsey (6 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east) and Emsworth (9 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Chichester City Museum (2.3 miles north-west) and St Richard's Hospital (2.3 miles north-west).
- Nearby schools include North Mundham Primary School (1.2 miles west) and Chichester High School For Girls (2.1 miles west)
What affects the price in Merston
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Plates or china
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Merston, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
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. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Merston hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away