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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Preston Candover, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Preston Candover and across Hampshire.
- Blessings and renewals
- The day after the wedding
- Weddings in a marquee
A hog roast near Preston Candover
FAQs for Preston Candover
Can you cater after a service at Church of St. Mary the Virgin?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do you come out to small places like Preston Candover?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Wedding hog roast in Preston Candover, slow-roasted on site
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It is food and a bit of theatre. Typical bookings include relaxed, low-key weddings and second-day get-togethers, serving rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Preston Candover 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. Our staff serve and clear, so you are not left handing out rolls.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Give your coordinator the final menu
Our staff serve and clear quietly, and leave you to celebrate.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, quoted separately.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Getting married in Preston Candover?
Preston Candover is about 7 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Preston Candover is well within our area for weddings. We cater 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Preston Candover to Reading (20 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Hall Place (3.6 miles east) and Bentworth Hall (3.9 miles south-east). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. For outdoor photos, Farleigh Hill is close by.
Anywhere in RG25, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your wedding is on Stenbury Drive, Farriers Close and Garden Close or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Upper Wield (2 miles south-east), Brown Candover (2 miles south-west), Totford (3 miles south-west), Northington (4 miles south-west) and Bighton (5 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (7 miles north), Winchester (11 miles south-west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (7 miles east) and Petersfield (14 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (2.4 miles south). Open spaces near Preston Candover include Farleigh Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Purefoy Arms Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
Places near Preston Candover
What else we do in Preston Candover
Occasions we serve in Preston Candover
The carving station brings guests together, and it looks great in photos.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Preston Candover:
- Marquee weddings
- Small, informal weddings
- Garden weddings at home
- The day after the wedding
If you are marrying at a church near Preston Candover, such as Church of St. Mary the Virgin, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- Who carves and who serves
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
The process
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Winter weddings in Preston Candover are dark by about 4:00pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:25pm.
- 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 roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Why choose a hog roast in Preston Candover?
Some couples have a formal meal and a hog roast in the evening; others have the hog roast as the main event. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book our hog roast in Preston Candover
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Planned to your running order
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children generally like it too.
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Power for lights in the evening
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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