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Wedding Hog Roast for Shorne
Wedding hog roast in Shorne: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Home weddings
- Farm weddings
- Small, informal weddings
A hog roast near Shorne
Wedding hog roast in Shorne, carved to order
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Hog roast rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling do exactly that. On the menu are new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and carved roast pork, and typical bookings are for vow renewals and blessings and the main wedding meal.
Rural weddings around Shorne have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
What affects the price in Shorne
We work out each quote from:
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
- Site access
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary requirements
- The address or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Golden-hour photos in Shorne at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Shorne questions
What’s the nearest station to Shorne?
The closest is Higham station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
Could you cook in Shorne Woods Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
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’ll check it with you before booking.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes. We’ll agree a serving time around your running order.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Shorne
Shorne is about 2 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. We cover weddings in Shorne. Shorne is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Shorne to London (23 miles away).
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Put the station on your invitation: Higham station, about 1.7 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Anywhere in DA12, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Street, Cob Drive and Crown Green; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Shorne, we also cover Upper Ifield (1 mile west), Shorne Ridgeway (1 mile south), Higham (1 mile east), Thong (1 mile west) and Gadshill (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles south), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (4 miles west) and Swanley (11 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.2 miles north-west) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Shorne include Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
- Nearby schools include Thamesview School (1.6 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Rose and Crown pub (less than half a mile south)
Nearby places to Shorne
What else we do in Shorne
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
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. 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.
Why Shorne hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away