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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Shelvin, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Shelvin and across Kent.
- Weddings in a marquee
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Small, informal weddings
Wedding hog roast in Shelvin
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Wedding hog roast near Shelvin
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. Whether it’s home weddings and the main wedding meal, we can cook rotisserie chicken, crackling and halloumi skewers and more.
Rural weddings around Shelvin 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. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In Shelvin, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why book with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for guests who don’t eat pork.
FAQs for Shelvin
Do you come out to small places like Shelvin?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Can we add a second roast?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Also near Shelvin
Also in Shelvin
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
Shelvin weddings: local tips
Shelvin is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. We cater weddings across Shelvin and nearby. Shelvin is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Shelvin to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
Within reach of Shelvin are historic houses such as Acrise Place (4 miles south-west) and Goodnestone Park (4.5 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. Marrying at Church of St Martin? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of CT4. From Clints Lane and Shelvin Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For weddings just outside Shelvin, we cover Wootton (1 mile south-west), Denton (1 mile west), Lodge Lees (1 mile west), Breach (2 miles west) and Selsted (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (8 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (14 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
A little further out are Buckland Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).
- Pubs nearby include Coach House Hotel (0.7 miles north)
Why choose wedding hog roast in Shelvin?
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options mean every guest is looked after.
Whatever the occasion in Shelvin, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Home weddings
- Late-night wedding food
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Intimate weddings
It is worth telling train travellers that Shepherds Well station, about 1.9 miles east, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before you book
- Travel and any London charges
- Who carves and who serves
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The menu, including sides and any extras
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Here’s what affects the price:
- Whether you want china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Power for lights in the evening
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards