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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Shirley, Greater London
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Shirley and Greater London, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
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A hog roast near Shirley
About our wedding hog roast in Shirley
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It is food and a bit of theatre. We are frequently asked to cater wedding breakfasts with sides and evening food after the first dance, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and new potatoes.
London weddings around Shirley often mean a reception at a hired venue, a pub with a garden or a family home. We need an outdoor cooking area clear of the venue, which many London venues cannot offer, so ask early. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Shirley (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Shirley
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, which keeps things simple.
Hosts in Shirley book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Second-day get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening receptions
- Marquee receptions
After a ceremony at a church like St George The Martyr Church, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
What to look for in a quote
- The space, cover and access they need
- Who carves and who serves
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
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.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Organising for someone else?
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. In Shirley, 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.
- Send us the date, venue and guest 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Shirley
We work out each quote from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
- How long the roast and service take
- Distance from us
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your menu choices
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which works well for larger groups.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Shirley questions
What’s the nearest station to Shirley?
Elmers End station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre.
Could you cook in Ashburton Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Can we add a second roast?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you cover Shirley?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Shirley and the rest of Greater London included. Send us the address for a quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Where the roaster can go in Shirley
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Light near the carving station after dark
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
As a London location, Shirley is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
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Shirley weddings: local tips
Shirley is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. Shirley is well within our area for weddings and the places nearby. We cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. We cater events right across the region, from Shirley to London (8 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Addington Palace (1.7 miles south) and Kingswood House (3.6 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. Planning photos in Ashburton Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
This part of Greater London takes in CR0, SE25 and CR9, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Poppy Lane, Homer Road and Craven Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Shirley sits on or near the A232, which makes travel to your wedding easy. If your venue is just outside Shirley, we also cover Monks Orchard (1 mile north), Shirley Oaks (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile west), Ashburton (1 mile north-west) and Woodside (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include National Psychosis Unit (1 mile east) and Addiscombe (1.2 miles west). Within reach you will find Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Nearby schools include Orchard Way Primary School (0.6 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Cricketers pub (less than half a mile west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards