Kent · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Preston, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Preston.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Rustic barn receptions
- Small, informal weddings
A hog roast near Preston
Wedding hog roast in Preston, slow-roasted on site
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. We are often asked to cater wedding breakfasts with sides and weddings in a family garden, with crackling, halloumi skewers and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Preston have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
A hog roast compared with other options
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. Some venues charge a fee. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Preston
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Give final numbers in good time
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, as an extra.
What affects the price in Preston
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The address or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your menu choices
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
FAQs for Preston
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mildred?
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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Is Preston close to London?
About 59 miles from central London.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, and our staff serve your guests.
Do you do evening food?
Yes. We will time it around your first dance and band.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Will guests be full?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are typically enough.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Occasions we serve in Preston
It works for the main meal and the evening, which keeps things simple.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Preston:
- Weddings in a family garden
- The day after the wedding
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Wedding breakfasts
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Monk's Wall nature reserve, and the countryside around Preston suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- VAT, if it applies
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What crockery is supplied
- Travel and any London charges
Weddings in Preston: venues, ceremonies and travel
Preston is about 6 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We cover Preston and its neighbours for weddings. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
It is worth telling train travellers that Adisham station, about 4.3 miles south, is the nearest station. After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Mildred, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Weddings anywhere in CT3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater a wedding on streets such as The Street, The Forstal and Park Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For weddings just outside Preston, we cover Grove (1 mile north-west), West Stourmouth (1 mile north), East Stourmouth (1 mile north-east), Upstreet (2 miles north-west) and Ware (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles west), Margate (9 miles north-east), Dover (12 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (5.3 miles west). The countryside around Preston includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
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How the day works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. At midsummer, sunset in Preston is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening 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.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away