Kent · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in The Moor, Kent
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in The Moor. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Small, informal weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Marquee weddings
Book a hog roast in The Moor
How our wedding hog roast works in The Moor
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It is food and a bit of theatre. Popular choices include salads, crackling and spit-roast lamb, and we are often booked for post-wedding gatherings and rustic barn receptions.
Rural weddings around The Moor 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. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
For event organisers in The Moor
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Give final numbers in good time
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
Our staff serve and clear quietly, and leave you to celebrate.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, quoted separately.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in The Moor
Could you cook in Collingwood Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you come out to small places like The Moor?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Do you cover The Moor?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In The Moor, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose wedding hog roast in The Moor?
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in The Moor and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Home weddings
- Evening receptions
- Small, informal weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
If you’re hoping for photos in Collingwood Nature Reserve, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Questions to ask before booking
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for every dish
Wedding venues and ceremonies near The Moor
The Moor is about 12 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Hosts in The Moor book us for weddings of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 30 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Laurence frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. Nearby historic houses include Great Dixter (4.8 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of TN18 and the streets around it. Local streets include The Moor, Pipers Lane and The Chestnuts; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to The Moor we cover include Hawkhurst (1 mile north-east), Little Conghurst (1 mile east), Pipsden (1 mile north-east), Four Throws (1 mile east) and Beal's Green (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (15 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (8 miles east), Southborough (13 miles north-west) and Park Wood (14 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Ticehurst House Hospital (4.6 miles west).
- Schools near The Moor include Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Eight Bells Hotel (less than half a mile south)
Towns and villages near The Moor
What else we do in The Moor
A hog roast or other catering?
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others make the hog roast the main meal. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why The Moor hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Planned to your running order
Read how we price and the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Where the roaster can go in The Moor
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Power for lights in the evening
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards