West Berkshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Speenhamland
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 Speenhamland.
- Farm weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Evening food after the first dance
Wedding hog roast for Speenhamland
What happens on the day
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Golden-hour photos in Speenhamland at midsummer come around 9:25pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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How our wedding hog roast works in Speenhamland
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: it can be held for a while once cooked, so the food copes with a delayed running order. For the day after the wedding and barn and farm weddings, we can cook salads, new potatoes and spit-roast lamb for your guests.
In Speenhamland, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. The roaster cooks a safe distance from the marquee. Let us know about access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Location
- Speenhamland (RG14, RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For event organisers in Speenhamland
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Speenhamland questions
Could you cook in Victoria Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
We are gathering after a service at St Nicolas Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. Serving inside is fine where allowed.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Do you do evening food?
Of course. We will agree a serving time around your running order.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are usually enough.
Events we cater in Speenhamland
It works for the main meal and the evening, so it is good value.
Here’s what people in Speenhamland most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Home weddings
- Marquee receptions
- The day after the wedding
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
Victoria Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- What crockery is supplied
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Numbers
- Crockery choices
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Any venue rules
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Our staff serve and clear quietly, so the party carries on around us.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
If your venue has an in-house caterer, check whether you can bring in a hog roast. Some venues charge a fee. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Speenhamland
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Our staff serve and clear
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Weddings in Speenhamland: venues, ceremonies and travel
Speenhamland is about 1 mile north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Speenhamland and the surrounding area are covered for weddings. We bring hog roasts to 155 places in West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Speenhamland to Reading (about 15 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Shaw House (0.5 miles north-east) and Benham Park (1.9 miles west). Historic houses and estates frequently have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. It is worth telling train travellers that Newbury station is about 0.7 miles away.
Here we cover the RG14 and RG20 postcode area. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Park Lane, Shaw Road and Bear Lane or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Speenhamland include the A4, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Close by, we cover weddings in Shaw (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north), Speen (1 mile west), Bagnor (1 mile west) and Stockcross (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (3 miles east), Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west). Speenhamland is one of the larger places we cover in West Berkshire, with lots of choice for weddings.
Other landmarks nearby include Donnington Castle (1 mile north-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Rack Marsh.
- Nearby schools include Trinity School (0.5 miles north-east) and Trinity School (0.5 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The High Horse pub (under half a mile south-east)
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Also in Speenhamland
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away