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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Shottenden, Kent
Wedding hog roast in Shottenden: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Weddings in a marquee
- Anniversary vow renewals
Wedding hog roast for Shottenden
Wedding hog roast near Shottenden
We look after guests who don’t eat pork: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers and a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat. Typical bookings include blessings and renewals and barn and farm weddings, serving spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and carved roast pork.
Rural weddings around Shottenden 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. Timings are planned around your wedding, working back from when you want to eat.
For planners, venues and organisers
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station.
The process
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. In Shottenden, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Who books wedding hog roast in Shottenden?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Rustic barn receptions
- Late-night wedding food
- The day after the wedding
- Weddings in a marquee
Within reach of Shottenden are historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens (3.7 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Shottenden
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
Shottenden questions
What’s the nearest station to Shottenden?
Selling station, about 2 miles north of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Shottenden?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can a hog roast be our wedding breakfast?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Do you cover Shottenden?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Shottenden and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling go down well after dancing.
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Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Travel to Shottenden
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- How many people are eating
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- Step-free access for our equipment
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
Weddings in Shottenden: venues, ceremonies and travel
Shottenden is about 5 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. A hog roast suits weddings around Shottenden, whatever the venue. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Shottenden to Canterbury (about 7 miles away).
It’s worth telling train travellers that Selling station is about 2 miles away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Local streets include Shottenden Road, Goldups Lane and Beaney's Lane; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Shottenden we cover include Perrywood (1 mile north), Selling (1 mile north), Hogben's Hill (2 miles north), Molash (2 miles south-west) and Mountain Street (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Faversham (5 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (1.6 miles east).
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards