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Wedding Hog Roast for Poynings
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Poynings and the surrounding area.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Second-day get-togethers
- Evening food after the first dance
Wedding hog roast in Poynings
The process
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Winter weddings in Poynings are dark by about 3:55pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
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. Use our quote form.
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About our wedding hog roast in Poynings
A slow roast suits a wedding day that runs late: it can be held for a while once cooked, so a long speech won’t ruin the food. We’re often asked to cater the main wedding meal and blessings and renewals, serving carved roast pork, halloumi skewers and crackling.
Rural weddings around Poynings have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Poynings (BN45)
- Region
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Getting married in Poynings?
Poynings is about 4 miles north of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. Weddings in Poynings are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Poynings is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover.
Nearby historic houses include Portslade Manor (3.7 miles south) and Preston Manor & Gardens (4.5 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. For outdoor photos, Wolstonbury Hill is close by, and the countryside around Poynings suits an outdoor reception. The South Downs National Park is within about 5 miles of Poynings, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook. With the coast within about 6 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We cater weddings across the BN45 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include The Street and Cora's Walk; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Poynings, we also cover Fulking (1 mile south-west), Hangleton (3 miles south), Portslade (4 miles south), Castle Town (4 miles west) and Kingston by Sea (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (5 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.9 miles north-east) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Wolstonbury Hill and Woods Mill.
- Local pubs include Royal Oak pub (less than half a mile south)
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Poynings: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Poynings?
Hassocks station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre.
How far is Poynings from London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll sort the details with them.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
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.
Do you do evening food?
It’s one of our most popular wedding bookings. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
Who books wedding hog roast in Poynings?
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, perfect for an informal day.
In Poynings and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Late-night wedding food
- The main wedding meal
- Blessings and renewals
- Home weddings
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Hassocks station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east of the centre.
What your quote should include
- The space, cover and access they need
- What crockery is supplied
- What the price includes, item by item
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and frequently better value. It still feels like a feast. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why Poynings hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- All the equipment comes with us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Take a look at our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Dietary requirements
Every wedding is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards