West Berkshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Newtown Common
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Newtown Common and the surrounding area.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Rustic barn receptions
- Late-night wedding food
Book a hog roast in Newtown Common
Wedding hog roast in Newtown Common, slow-roasted on site
A slow roast suits a wedding day that runs late: it can be held for a while once cooked, so the food copes with a delayed running order. We serve new potatoes, salads and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for intimate weddings and late-night wedding food.
Rural weddings around Newtown Common have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Where
- Newtown Common (RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Newtown Common questions
Can you do a hog roast in Sandleford Priory?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do you come out to small places like Newtown Common?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you do evening food?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
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.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground.
For event organisers in Newtown Common
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Weddings in Newtown Common: venues, ceremonies and travel
Newtown Common is about 2 miles south of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Newtown Common and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. Newtown Common is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Newtown Common to Reading (about 16 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the closest railway station is Newbury station, roughly 2.2 miles north of the centre. Planning photos in Sandleford Priory? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Anywhere in RG20, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. For weddings just outside Newtown Common, we cover Burghclere Common (1 mile south), Earlstone Common (1 mile south), Sandleford (1 mile north-east), Wash Common (1 mile north-west) and Wash Water (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north), Hungerford (9 miles west), Calcot (13 miles north-east) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Old Chapel Textile Centre (2.1 miles east) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Newtown Common include Beacon Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
- Nearby schools include Park House School (1.1 miles north-west)
Why choose a hog roast in Newtown Common?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. There may be a fee. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Newtown Common
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- An itemised quote
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. For a summer wedding in Newtown Common, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food 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.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Lighting for evening service
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Newtown Common
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
Occasions we serve in Newtown Common
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, so it is good value.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Newtown Common, such as:
- Farm weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Small, informal weddings
- Weddings in a family garden
Among the historic houses close to Newtown Common are Highclere Castle (3.1 miles south-west) and Shaw House (3.2 miles north). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The full menu and the sides
Towns and villages near Newtown Common
More for events in Newtown Common
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away