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Wedding Hog Roast in Pegwell
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Pegwell.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Small, informal weddings
- Vow renewals and blessings
Wedding hog roast for Pegwell
Wedding hog roast in Pegwell, carved to order
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so the food copes with a delayed running order. We serve salads, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for blessings and renewals and barn and farm weddings.
Rural weddings around Pegwell 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 chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
For event organisers in Pegwell
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep everyone in the loop.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Pegwell weddings: local tips
Pegwell is about 1 mile south-west of St Lawrence, in Kent. Pegwell is well within our area for weddings and the places nearby. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Pegwell to Canterbury (about 14 miles away).
Historic houses near Pegwell include Quex Park (4.2 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. For guests travelling by train, Ramsgate station is about 1.1 miles away. The sea is within about 2 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Wherever your wedding is in CT11 and CT12, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Saxon Road, Downs Road and London Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Pegwell is on the A299, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. For weddings just outside Pegwell, we cover Chilton (1 mile north), Cliffs End (1 mile west), Newington (1 mile north), Manston (2 miles north-west) and Haine (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (4 miles north), Dover (14 miles south), Broadstairs (3 miles north-east), Deal (8 miles south) and Herne Bay (12 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Ramsgate General Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Westwood Cross (2.2 miles north). Open spaces near Pegwell include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Nearby schools include Churchill House School With Railed Area (0.9 miles east) and Chatham House Grammar School (1.2 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Belle Vue pub (under half a mile west)
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. For a summer wedding in Pegwell, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm 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 3:50pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
How to prepare
- Send final numbers in good time
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The number of people
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- The address or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Pegwell questions
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Could you cook in Sandwich and Pegwell Bay?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We will talk to them about the cooking spot.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do we need extra food?
We will plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Who books wedding hog roast in Pegwell?
Evening guests love hot food, after a night on the dance floor.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Pegwell, including:
- Marquee weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Evening food after the first dance
- Farm weddings
If you want countryside in your photos, Sandwich and Pegwell Bay isn’t far, and the countryside around Pegwell suits an outdoor reception.
Questions to ask before you book
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The space, cover and access they need
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Any travel or access charges
Catered or do it yourself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A hog roast or other catering?
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Served at the time you choose
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
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What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Power for lights in the evening
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away