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Wedding Hog Roast in Sholden Meadows
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Wedding hog roast in Sholden Meadows.
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Wedding hog roast in Sholden Meadows
Wedding hog roast in Sholden Meadows, slow-roasted on site
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, halloumi skewers and crackling, and typical bookings are for wedding breakfasts with sides and marquee receptions.
Rural weddings around Sholden Meadows have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
For event organisers in Sholden Meadows
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
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.
Prices and what affects them
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rough numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
For evening food, we carve as the dancing gets going, timed with you in advance.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Sholden Meadows weddings: local tips
Sholden Meadows is about 1 mile north-west of Deal, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your wedding in Sholden Meadows? We can help. Sholden Meadows is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Sholden Meadows to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Monk's Wall nature reserve, and the countryside around Sholden Meadows suits an outdoor reception. If you are hoping for photos in Betteshanger Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. With the coast within about 2 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
Anywhere in CT14, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Bargrave Lane, Wyborn Drive and Banks Way or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Sholden Meadows, we also cover Sholden (1 mile east), Great Mongeham (1 mile south-west), Mill Hill (1 mile south), Deal (1 mile south-east) and Finglesham (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (13 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (7 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north) and Broadstairs (10 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Deal Castle (1.5 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (1.3 miles east). Open spaces near Sholden Meadows include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Castle Community College (1.1 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Magnet pub (0.7 miles south-east)
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- A way in for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
Who books wedding hog roast in Sholden Meadows?
Evening guests love hot food, especially after dancing.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Sholden Meadows and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Late-night wedding food
- Marquee receptions
- Garden weddings at home
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Deal station, roughly 1.3 miles east of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
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Common questions in Sholden Meadows
Is Sholden Meadows too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Could you cook in Betteshanger Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Do you do evening food?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
How it works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. At midsummer, sunset in Sholden Meadows is about 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- 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.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away