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Wedding Hog Roast in Shipley Bridge
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Shipley Bridge.
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What affects the price in Shipley Bridge
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The number of people
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
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.
Details that help
To get the best quote, send us:
- Rough numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
About our wedding hog roast in Shipley Bridge
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so the food copes with a delayed running order. Whether it’s wedding breakfasts with sides and anniversary vow renewals, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb for your guests.
Near Shipley Bridge, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Shipley Bridge weddings: local tips
Shipley Bridge is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at weddings around Shipley Bridge, from gardens to fields. Shipley Bridge is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 20 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Gatwick Airport station is about 1.2 miles away. If you are hoping for photos in Worth Park Gardens, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
For weddings in RH6, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Local streets include Antlands Lane, Antlands Lane East and Peeks Brook Lane; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Shipley Bridge, we also cover Burstow (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north), Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west), Copthorne (1 mile south-east) and Forge Wood (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (7 miles north-west), Caterham (10 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.1 miles east) and County Mall (3.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local schools include The Gatwick School (1.4 miles south-west) and Oakwood School (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Shipley Bridge pub (less than half a mile east)
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For event organisers in Shipley Bridge
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
We’ll liaise with your venue coordinator, for access and timings.
Some couples add lights around the serving area.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A way in for the roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Questions from Shipley Bridge
Could you cook in Worth Park Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Bartholomew?
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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee, and we agree the spot with your venue.
What do people get?
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.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
Can we add a second roast?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
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 will confirm the space with your quote.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day usually runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Golden-hour photos in Shipley Bridge at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away