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Wedding Hog Roast in Swingfield Minnis
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Swingfield Minnis. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Post-wedding gatherings
Wedding hog roast for Swingfield Minnis
Wedding hog roast in Swingfield Minnis, slow-roasted on site
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes, and we’re frequently booked for late-night wedding food and weddings in a family garden.
A wedding in a small place like Swingfield Minnis often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Whether you want china
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- A photo of the cooking area
- Where the event is
- An estimate of numbers
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your wedding. At a December wedding in Swingfield Minnis, it is dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Think about shelter for your guests
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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Weddings in Swingfield Minnis: venues, ceremonies and travel
Swingfield Minnis is about 4 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Swingfield Minnis? We cover the whole area. Swingfield Minnis is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Swingfield Minnis to Canterbury (about 10 miles away).
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Cheriton Hill. Put the station on your invitation: Shepherds Well station, about 4.1 miles north-east, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Swingfield Minnis, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook. 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 CT15 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on Canterbury Road and Hoad Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Being close to the A260, Swingfield Minnis is simple for us to get to for your wedding. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Selsted (1 mile north), Densole (1 mile south), Wootton (2 miles north), Hawkinge (2 miles south) and Old Hawkinge (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (4 miles south), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Deal (11 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3.9 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (4.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Cheriton Hill.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, 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 everyone in the loop.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A serving area close to where guests eat
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
Questions from Swingfield Minnis
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Is Swingfield Minnis close to London?
About 60 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
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 much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Can we add a second roast?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We will be at the venue for most of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Salads, new potatoes and roast potatoes make a full wedding breakfast.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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