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Wedding Hog Roast for Stansted
Looking for a hog roast for your wedding in Stansted? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Marquee weddings
- Home weddings
- The main wedding meal
Slow-roasted pork in Stansted
How our wedding hog roast works in Stansted
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It is food and a bit of theatre. Typical bookings include late-night wedding food and marquee receptions, with carved roast pork, crackling and new potatoes.
Rural weddings around Stansted 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. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Stansted: your questions answered
Is Stansted close to London?
Roughly 20 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Stansted?
The closest is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Can you cook inside the marquee?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee, and we agree the spot with your venue.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Occasions we serve in Stansted
You do not need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Stansted, such as:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Weddings in a family garden
Trosley Country Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Before booking anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Travel and any London charges
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Also near Stansted
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Planning a wedding hog roast in Stansted
Stansted is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Stansted, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Stansted is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Stansted to London (about 20 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Stansted are Lullingstone Castle (4.7 miles west). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. Put the station on your invitation: Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.9 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Stansted, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a house on Parsons Lane, Plaxdale Green Road and Hatham Green Lane, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Stansted, we also cover Ash (2 miles north), West Kingsdown (2 miles north-west), West Yoke (2 miles north), Knatts Valley (2 miles west) and Fawkham Green (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.8 miles south).
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Travel to Stansted
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Anything the venue has asked for
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Stansted, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and normally costs less per head. It still feels special. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
See our prices page or the cost guide.
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In Stansted, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:00pm, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us whether it’s the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Where the roaster can go in Stansted
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Space well clear of tents and trees
- Step-free access for our equipment
- A level spot near, but not too near, the marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Stansted
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away