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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Somerley, West Sussex
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Somerley? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden weddings at home
- Vow renewals and blessings
- The main wedding meal
Planning an event in Somerley?
A hog roast compared with other options
If your venue does its own catering, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. Some venues charge a fee. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
About our wedding hog roast in Somerley
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. Whether it’s marquee weddings and home weddings, we’ll put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and crackling for your guests.
Rural weddings around Somerley have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you’re not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
- Where
- Somerley (PO20)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
You will not have to think about the food. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Common questions in Somerley
We’re gathering after a service at St James' Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
It works well as a relaxed main meal, with alternatives for non-pork eaters.
Do you cover Somerley?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Somerley and West Sussex. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
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.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Somerley
Somerley is about 4 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. Somerley is well within our area for weddings and the places nearby. Somerley is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 26 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Pilsey Island is close by, and the countryside around Somerley suits an outdoor reception. Couples marrying at local churches such as St James' Church often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the coast within about 5 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the PO20 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Bell Lane and Hundredsteddle Lane, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Somerley, we also cover Almodington (1 mile south-east), Birdham (1 mile north-east), Shipton Green (1 mile north-west), Earnley (1 mile south) and East Wittering (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (7 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (4 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (6 miles north-west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Pilsey Island.
- Pubs nearby include The Birdham Public House (1 mile north-east)
Full catering or machine hire?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which suits bigger events.
Perfect for your wedding in Somerley
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Somerley:
- Rustic barn receptions
- Garden weddings at home
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Post-wedding gatherings
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Fishbourne station is about 4 miles away.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the price includes, item by item
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Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long the roast and service take
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Somerley
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.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The address or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any venue rules
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. Golden-hour photos in Somerley at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away