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Wedding Hog Roast for Piddinghoe
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Piddinghoe.
- Small, informal weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
Wedding hog roast for Piddinghoe
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Whether you want china
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your menu choices
- The date and time of the event
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Wedding hog roast in Piddinghoe, slow-roasted on site
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue. We serve crackling, salads and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for late-night wedding food and farm weddings.
A wedding in a small place like Piddinghoe often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Area
- Piddinghoe (BN9)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Piddinghoe: your questions answered
Is Piddinghoe too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
We are gathering after a service at The Parish Church of St John: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Check with the venue first: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Do you come to Piddinghoe?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Piddinghoe and East Sussex. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
Quantities are based on your guest list, and we’ll confirm it in writing.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
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.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
Nearby places to Piddinghoe
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How it works
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. At midsummer, sunset in Piddinghoe is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
If speeches overrun or the band starts late, we adjust. Just keep us informed.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
Perfect for your wedding in Piddinghoe
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Piddinghoe, such as:
- Garden weddings at home
- Farm weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Within reach of Piddinghoe are historic houses such as Monk's House (2.3 miles north) and Firle Place (3.5 miles north-east). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking.
Before booking anyone
- Allergen information for every dish
- Whether plates or china are included
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The space, cover and access they need
Piddinghoe weddings: local tips
Piddinghoe is about 1 mile north-west of Newhaven, in East Sussex. We cater weddings across Piddinghoe and nearby, from gardens to fields. Piddinghoe is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Piddinghoe to Brighton (7 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, Newhaven Town station is about 1.2 miles away. Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Itford Hill, and the countryside around Piddinghoe suits an outdoor reception. The South Downs National Park is within about 5 miles of Piddinghoe, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook. The sea is within about 4 miles, so seaside venues are close. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
Here we cover the BN9 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on Brookside and Lewes Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Piddinghoe, we also cover South Heighton (1 mile east), Denton (1 mile east), Telscombe (2 miles west), Rodmell (2 miles north-west) and Northease (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (11 miles east), Seaford (4 miles south-east), Lewes (5 miles north), Hailsham (10 miles east), Uckfield (11 miles north) and Polegate (9 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Planet Earth Museum (0.8 miles south-east) and Lewes Castle (4.7 miles north). The countryside around Piddinghoe includes Itford Hill and Southerham Farm.
- Nearby schools include UTC@Harbourside (1.2 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Jolly Boatman pub (0.8 miles south-east)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Why choose a hog roast in Piddinghoe?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- All the equipment comes with us
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
For event organisers in Piddinghoe
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards