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Wedding Hog Roast for Mott's Mill
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Mott's Mill and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Weddings in a family garden
- Wedding breakfasts
A hog roast near Mott's Mill
How our wedding hog roast works in Mott's Mill
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Rolls with roast pork and crackling are just the thing. Typical bookings include rustic barn receptions and blessings and renewals, with new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Mott's Mill have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Our staff serve and clear, so you’re not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We work out each quote from:
- Site access
- Crockery choices
- How many people are eating
- How long the roast and service take
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your date and serving time
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Mott's Mill?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. There may be a fee. 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.
What you get with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Served at the time you choose
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos.
Questions from Mott's Mill
Do you come out to small places like Mott's Mill?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Mott's Mill close to London?
Roughly 30 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Mott's Mill
Mott's Mill is about 3 miles north of Crowborough, in Kent. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Mott's Mill. We cover 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 22 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Mott's Mill are Groombridge Place (1.6 miles north-east) and Bassetts Manor (3.7 miles north-west). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. Wedding photographers in the area often head for Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve, and the countryside around Mott's Mill suits an outdoor reception. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Mott's Mill, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the TN3 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Other places close to Mott's Mill we cover include Boarshead (2 miles south), Friar's Gate (2 miles south-west), Marden's Hill (2 miles south-west), Steel Cross (2 miles south) and Crowborough (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (13 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-east), Southborough (6 miles north-east) and Edenbridge (9 miles north-west).
A little further out are Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Bolebroke Castle (3.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Power for lights in the evening
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Mott's Mill
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re 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.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Places near Mott's Mill
Other occasions in Mott's Mill
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Mott's Mill, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Tell us whether it’s 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.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Preparing for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away