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Wedding Hog Roast in Shalcombe

Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Shalcombe and across the Isle of Wight.

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Wedding hog roast in Shalcombe

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Common questions in Shalcombe

What about windy coastal sites?

Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.

Is Shalcombe too small for a hog roast?

Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.

How soon do you get booked up?

As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.

Do you clear up?

We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.

Do we need to provide electricity?

No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.

Can you do gluten-free?

Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.

Can we have both pork and lamb?

Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.

How much room do you need?

Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.

Wedding hog roast near Shalcombe

We look after guests who don’t eat pork: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers and a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat. For small, informal weddings and blessings and renewals, we can cook salads, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb for your guests.

There is something special about a country wedding near Shalcombe, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.

Tables under lit-up trees at a night-time outdoor celebration

Where: Shalcombe (PO41)
Region: Isle of Wight
Menu: Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
Extras: Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
Price: Ask us for a quote
Updated: 27 October 2026

What happens on the day

Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In Shalcombe, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.

Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
We serve, tidy up and slip away.

Preparing for the day

Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Give us a contact number for the day

Getting a price

Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.

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Planning help

Diets, allergies and alternatives

With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:

Put a dietary question on the invitation
Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
Give final numbers in good time
Request gluten-free rolls if needed

On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.

Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.

Planning the cooking spot

Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:

The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn

For somewhere as remote as Shalcombe, early notice helps us plan the trip.

Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.

From the roaster

Vegan option (Ve)
Stuffing and apple sauce
Halloumi skewers (V)
Crackling
Rotisserie chicken
Roast or jacket potatoes
Hog roast rolls
Spit-roast lamb
Salads
New potatoes

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How we price a hog roast for your wedding

We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:

Season and day of the week
The number of people
Whether you want china
Travel to Shalcombe

Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.

What to tell us

Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:

The address or postcode
A picture of the cooking area
Anything the venue has asked for
Which meats and sides you’d like

For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or PO41 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.

The menu, dish by dish

Crackling

Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.

Rotisserie chicken

Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.

Shalcombe weddings: local tips

Shalcombe is about 6 miles west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Shalcombe, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.

Within reach of Shalcombe are historic houses such as Mottistone Manor (1.3 miles south-east) and Swainston Manor (3 miles north-east). Grand venues like these typically set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. If you’re marrying at a church near Shalcombe, such as St. Mary's Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. The sea is within about 5 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.

Here we cover the PO41 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Dunsbury (1 mile south-west), Hulverstone (1 mile south), Brook (1 mile south-west), Newbridge (1 mile north-east) and Wellow (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles east), Ryde (13 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (12 miles east), Shanklin (12 miles east) and Ventnor (11 miles south-east). Remote sites take a little more planning, so ask early about your wedding.

Other landmarks nearby include Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum (1.3 miles north-east) and Yarmouth Castle (3.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Shalcombe includes Westover Down.

DIY versus a catered hog roast

Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.

We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.

A hog roast compared with other options

Next to other evening food, carving serves a lot of people fast. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.