Medway · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Park Wood, Medway
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Park Wood and across Medway.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Wedding breakfasts
A hog roast near Park Wood
Wedding hog roast near Park Wood
Not every guest eats pork, so we plan for that: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat. Whether it is weddings in a marquee and vow renewals and blessings, we can cook carved roast pork, salads and spit-roast lamb and more.
For a smaller place like Park Wood, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need level ground, cover and a way in. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Park Wood
Park Wood is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. We take a hog roast for your wedding to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Park Wood. Park Wood is one of 68 places in Medway we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
If you want countryside in your photos, Detling Hill is not far. Within reach of Park Wood are historic houses such as Restoration House (4.9 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Park Wood, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Medway takes in ME8 and ME9, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Beke Road, Bond Road and Nares Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For weddings just outside Park Wood, we cover Wigmore (1 mile north), Kemsley Street (1 mile south-west), Hempstead (1 mile west), Bredhurst (1 mile south-west) and Scragged Oak (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north) and Chatham Waterfront (4 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Park Wood has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
Nearby you will also find Medway Maritime Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Park Wood include Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
- Nearby schools include Rainham School for Girls (1.1 miles north) and Howard School (1.2 miles north)
Also near Park Wood
What else we do in Park Wood
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- The number of people
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
- Site access
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Park Wood: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Park Wood?
Rainham (Kent) station, about 1.5 miles north of the centre.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
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.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In Park Wood, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, which means an evening hog roast is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose wedding hog roast in Park Wood?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
However big or small the event in Park Wood, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Evening receptions
- Weddings in a marquee
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Farm weddings
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north of the centre.
What your quote should include
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Planned to your running order
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Space, access and the venue
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A way in for the roaster
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
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 will keep you both updated.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
We will be at the venue for most of the day, working quietly in the background.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards