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Wedding Hog Roast for Seaton
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Seaton and across Kent.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Weddings in a family garden
- Rustic barn receptions
A hog roast near Seaton
What affects the price in Seaton
Here’s what affects the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
- How long the roast and service take
- Numbers
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
How our wedding hog roast works in Seaton
We look after guests who do not eat pork: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater small, informal weddings and wedding breakfasts.
Rural weddings around Seaton 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. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How the day works
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. At midsummer, sunset in Seaton is about 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Think about shelter for your guests
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Planning help
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it’s carved the same way, often with mint sauce.
Occasions we serve in Seaton
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
However big or small the event in Seaton, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Second-day get-togethers
- Home weddings
- Marquee receptions
It’s worth telling train travellers that the nearest station is Bekesbourne station, about 2.8 miles south-west.
Before you book anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Allergen information for every dish
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What the price includes, item by item
More for events in Seaton
Seaton weddings: local tips
Seaton is about 5 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Seaton? We can help. Seaton is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater.
Among the historic houses close to Seaton are Goodnestone Park (3.2 miles south-east). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Andrew, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
Here we cover the CT3 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Seaton, we also cover Wickhambreaux (1 mile west), Ickham (1 mile south-west), Bramling (1 mile south), Littlebourne (1 mile south-west) and Bekesbourne (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (5 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (3.6 miles west).
- Pubs nearby include The Rose Inn (within half a mile west)
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- Carved to order by a chef
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- Lighting for evening service
- A way in for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Seaton
Do you come out to small places like Seaton?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Andrew?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What comes with the hog roast?
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.
Will guests be full?
Quantities are based on your guest list, and we will confirm it in writing.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
We serve and clear without fuss, so the party carries on around us.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards