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Wedding Hog Roast for Normans' Bay
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Normans' Bay.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Rustic barn receptions
- Anniversary vow renewals
Slow-roasted pork in Normans' Bay
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
About our wedding hog roast in Normans' Bay
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, on china if you’d like. Popular choices include carved roast pork, new potatoes and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater late-night wedding food and second-day get-togethers.
Rural weddings around Normans' Bay 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. Timings are planned around your wedding, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Location
- Normans' Bay (BN24)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Weddings in Normans' Bay: venues, ceremonies and travel
Normans' Bay is about 4 miles south-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. We cater weddings of every size in Normans' Bay. We bring hog roasts to all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex. Our bookings stretch from Normans' Bay to Brighton (23 miles away).
It is worth telling train travellers that Normans Bay station serves Normans' Bay directly.
Here we cover the BN24 postcode area. Streets in the area include Coastguard Close and Coast Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Normans' Bay, we also cover Pevensey Bay (2 miles south-west), Pevensey (2 miles west), Wartling (3 miles north-west), Westham (3 miles west) and Boreham Street (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (5 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles north-east), Seaford (13 miles west), Hailsham (7 miles north-west) and St Leonards (7 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Pevensey Castle (2.7 miles west) and Bexhill Hospital (4 miles north-east). The countryside around Normans' Bay includes Gillham Wood.
- Nearby, you will find The Star Inn (under half a mile north)
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
Towns and villages near Normans' Bay
Also in Normans' Bay
Who books wedding hog roast in Normans' Bay?
You do not need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Normans' Bay:
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Weddings in a family garden
- Evening food after the first dance
- Rustic barn receptions
Gillham Wood nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Any travel or access charges
- What crockery is supplied
Questions from Normans' Bay
Is Normans' Bay 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.
What’s the nearest station to Normans' Bay?
Normans Bay station, in Normans' Bay itself.
Will guests be full?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are usually enough.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What happens on the day
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Golden-hour photos in Normans' Bay at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Distance from us
- How many people are eating
- Menu choices and extras
- Plates or china
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Catered or do it yourself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards