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Wedding Hog Roast in Thanington
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Wedding hog roast in Thanington.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Evening food after the first dance
- Marquee receptions
Planning an event in Thanington?
Planners, venues and businesses
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For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Wedding hog roast near Thanington
Evening wedding food has one job: feed hungry dancers. Rolls with roast pork and crackling are just the thing, and they’re easy to eat with a drink in hand. Typical bookings include small, informal weddings and rustic barn receptions, with crackling, salads and rotisserie chicken.
In Thanington, 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. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Who books wedding hog roast in Thanington?
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, so it’s good value.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Thanington:
- Home weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Late-night wedding food
- Second-day get-togethers
For guests travelling by train, Canterbury East station is about 1 mile away.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether plates or china are included
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Thanington
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Weddings in Thanington: venues, ceremonies and travel
Thanington is about 1 mile south-west of Wincheap, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Thanington suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent.
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. Planning photos in Whitehall Meadows? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Weddings anywhere in CT1 and CT2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Godwin Road, Bell Avenue and Ashford Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover weddings in Wincheap (1 mile north-east), Stuppington (1 mile south-east), Harbledown (1 mile north), Canterbury (1 mile north-east) and Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (6 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles north-east) and Canterbury Castle (1 mile north-east). Open spaces near Thanington include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Thanington include The Canterbury Academy (0.8 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Duke's Head Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Travel to Thanington
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
- How easy it is to reach the spot
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Thanington
What else we do in Thanington
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give your coordinator the final menu
We will be at the venue for most of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Questions from Thanington
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Nicholas?
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.
Do you do evening food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, with our staff serving.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a wedding barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
How it works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. For a summer wedding in Thanington, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is usually served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food 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.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away