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Wedding Hog Roast in Sissinghurst
We bring a hog roast for your wedding across Sissinghurst and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- The day after the wedding
- Weddings in a family garden
A hog roast near Sissinghurst
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- Plates or china
- Season and day of the week
- The number of people
The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Wedding hog roast in Sissinghurst, carved to order
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It’s food and a bit of theatre. On the menu are salads, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for vow renewals and blessings and marquee receptions.
There is something special about a country wedding near Sissinghurst, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
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Questions from Sissinghurst
Can you do a hog roast in Crane Valley?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What’s the nearest station to Sissinghurst?
Staplehurst station, about 4.3 miles north of the centre.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you cover Sissinghurst?
Yes, Sissinghurst is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Step-free access for our equipment
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
How the day works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. Golden-hour photos in Sissinghurst at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Give final numbers in good time
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Some couples add lights around the serving area.
Getting married in Sissinghurst?
Sissinghurst is about 11 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Sissinghurst for weddings. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 26 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Staplehurst station, about 4.3 miles north, is the nearest station. Crane Valley can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Sissinghurst, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of the TN17 postcode area. That could mean a wedding in a garden on The Street, Milkhouse Cottages and Cobnut Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For weddings just outside Sissinghurst, we cover Wilsley Pound (1 mile west), Cranbrook Common (1 mile north), Wilsley Green (1 mile south-west), Knox Bridge (2 miles north) and Colliers Green (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (12 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Sissinghurst Castle (1.1 miles east) and Benenden Hospital (3.1 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bull Public House (less than half a mile south-east)
Why choose wedding hog roast in Sissinghurst?
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Sissinghurst, such as:
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Intimate weddings
- The day after the wedding
- Late-night wedding food
After a ceremony at a church like Church of the Holy Trinity, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The space, cover and access they need
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away