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Wedding Hog Roast for Thorncombe Street
Wedding hog roast in Thorncombe Street: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Home weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
Wedding hog roast in Thorncombe Street
About our wedding hog roast in Thorncombe Street
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It’s food and a bit of theatre. Popular choices include carved roast pork, crackling and new potatoes, and we’re often booked for weddings in a family garden and rustic barn receptions.
A wedding in a small place like Thorncombe Street often means a field, a barn or a family garden. A hog roast is made for that: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Perfect for your wedding in Thorncombe Street
You do not need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
In Thorncombe Street and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Weddings in a marquee
- The main wedding meal
It is worth telling train travellers that Godalming station is about 2.3 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Getting married in Thorncombe Street?
Thorncombe Street is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We cater weddings at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Thorncombe Street. Thorncombe Street is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover.
If you want countryside in your photos, Lower Lake is not far, and the countryside around Thorncombe Street suits an outdoor reception. Historic houses near Thorncombe Street include Loseley Park (3.4 miles north-west) and Chilworth Manor (3.9 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Thorncombe Street, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Anywhere in GU5, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your wedding is on Thorncombe Street and Alldens Hill or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover weddings in Munstead Heath (1 mile west), Birtley Green (1 mile north-east), Grafham (1 mile east), Hascombe (1 mile south) and Bramley (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Dorking (11 miles east) and Frimley (12 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Milford Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Godalming Museum (2.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Thorncombe Street includes Farncombe Wood and Hydon's Ball.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We are on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. For a summer wedding in Thorncombe Street, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Lighting for evening service
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
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What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Anything the venue has asked for
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If your venue does its own catering, ask whether outside caterers are allowed for evening food. Some venues charge a fee. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Thorncombe Street hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Thorncombe Street
Is Thorncombe Street too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards