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Wedding Hog Roast for Ridgewood
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Ridgewood.
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Wedding hog roast near Ridgewood
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. For anniversary vow renewals and marquee weddings, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, carved roast pork and spit-roast lamb.
In Ridgewood, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Where
- Ridgewood (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Ridgewood
Can you do a hog roast in Hempstead Meadow?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater after a service at St Saviour?
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’ll gather.
Can we add a second roast?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken as a second option.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do you cover Ridgewood?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Ridgewood and East Sussex. Send us the address for a quote.
About the food
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
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.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Events we cater in Ridgewood
There are choices for guests who don’t eat pork.
Here’s what people in Ridgewood most frequently book a hog roast for:
- The day after the wedding
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Evening food after the first dance
- Wedding breakfasts
It’s worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Uckfield station, about 0.8 miles north.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- Travel and any London charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who carves and who serves
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. What matters most:
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Season and day of the week
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
- Dietary requirements
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Ridgewood
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Light near the carving station after dark
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- Space well clear of tents and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What happens on the day
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. For a summer wedding in Ridgewood, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:05pm 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 3:55pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
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: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. There may be a fee. 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, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Ridgewood hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Getting married in Ridgewood?
Ridgewood is about 1 mile south of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Ridgewood, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Ridgewood is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 13 miles away.
Marrying at St Saviour? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. If you want countryside in your photos, Brickfield Meadow isn’t far, and the countryside around Ridgewood suits an outdoor reception. With the South Downs National Park within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the TN22 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include New Road, Lewes Road and Wares Road; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Ridgewood we cover include Little Horsted (1 mile south-west), Isfield (2 miles south-west), Budlett's Common (2 miles north), Rose Hill (2 miles south-west) and Maresfield (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (12 miles south), Lewes (7 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles south-east), Crowborough (7 miles north-east) and Newhaven (11 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Uckfield Community Hospital (0.7 miles north-east) and Tickerage Castle (2.4 miles east). Open spaces near Ridgewood include Brickfield Meadow.
- Local schools include Uckfield College (1.2 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Highlands pub (less than half a mile north)
Nearby places to Ridgewood
More for events in Ridgewood
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away