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Wedding Hog Roast for Rowly
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Rowly? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden weddings at home
- Late-night wedding food
- Wedding breakfasts
Book a hog roast in Rowly
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Give final numbers in good time
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Wedding hog roast in Rowly, carved to order
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so a long speech won’t ruin the food. Whether it is late-night wedding food and garden weddings at home, we’ll put together a menu of salads, crackling and new potatoes and more.
There is something special about a country wedding near Rowly, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to other evening food, carving serves a lot of people fast. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Rowly hosts choose us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Who books wedding hog roast in Rowly?
Guests gather round the carving, and it looks great in photos.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Rowly, including:
- Blessings and renewals
- Second-day get-togethers
- Home weddings
- Farm weddings
Nearby historic houses include Chilworth Manor (4.3 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The full menu and the sides
- Allergen information for every dish
What affects the price in Rowly
We do not use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. What matters most:
- Travel to Rowly
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- Numbers
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A picture of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
Nearby places to Rowly
Other occasions in Rowly
Rowly: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you do a hog roast in Cucknell's Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can we offer lamb too?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Do you cover Rowly?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
How it works
Here’s how the day normally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. In Rowly, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- 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 arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Power for lights in the evening
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
Weddings in Rowly: venues, ceremonies and travel
Rowly is about 7 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Rowly. We cater 395 places in Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Rowly to Guildford (about 7 miles away).
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Hydon's Ball, and the countryside around Rowly suits an outdoor reception. Cucknell's Wood can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Rowly, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over GU6 and GU5 and the streets around it. Local streets include Guildford Road, Strathavon Close and Smithwood Avenue; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Rowly, we also cover Stroud Common (1 mile north), Elmbridge Village (1 mile south), Grafham (2 miles west), Shamley Green (2 miles north-west) and Birtley Green (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (7 miles north-west), Woking (11 miles north), Camberley (15 miles north-west), Horley (15 miles east), Farnham (13 miles west) and Reigate (14 miles east).
A little further out are Milford Hospital (5.2 miles west). Within reach you will find Lower Lake and St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away