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Wedding Hog Roast for Thurnham
Wedding hog roast in Thurnham: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Rustic barn receptions
- Marquee weddings
Wedding hog roast in Thurnham
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Give final numbers in good time
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Evening food generally goes out an hour or two after the first dance, timed with you in advance.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Wedding hog roast in Thurnham, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: people gather round as the chef carves. It feels like an occasion. Popular choices include new potatoes, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for rustic barn receptions and marquee weddings.
There is something special about a country wedding near Thurnham, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Planning a wedding hog roast in Thurnham
Thurnham is about 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater weddings across Thurnham and nearby, from gardens to fields. Thurnham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
Within reach of Thurnham are historic houses such as Stoneacre (2.6 miles south) and Leeds Castle (3.4 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue. Wedding photographers in the area often head for Detling Hill. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Thurnham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Anywhere in ME14, we can bring the roaster to you. From Thurnham Lane, Aldington Lane and Pilgrims Way or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Detling (1 mile north-west), Bearsted (1 mile south-west), Weavering (2 miles south-west), Grove Green (2 miles west) and Harbourland (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (15 miles south-west), Faversham (13 miles east) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Allington Castle (3.3 miles west) and KIMS hospital (1.4 miles west). The countryside around Thurnham includes Detling Hill.
- Local pubs include Black Horse Public House (under half a mile north-east)
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
What happens on the day
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your wedding in Thurnham. In Thurnham, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:00pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- 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
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Thurnham: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Thurnham?
Bearsted station, about 1.1 miles south-west of the centre.
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 work to whatever the site needs.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, with our staff serving.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Do we need extra food?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are normally enough.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, so you’re not left with the mess.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
Working with your venue
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Who books wedding hog roast in Thurnham?
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Thurnham:
- Marquee receptions
- Garden weddings at home
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Mary the Virgin Church frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
Catered or do it yourself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away