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Wedding Hog Roast for Tilford Reeds
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your wedding in Tilford Reeds. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Garden weddings at home
- Late-night wedding food
Planning an event in Tilford Reeds?
Who books wedding hog roast in Tilford Reeds?
It’s relaxed, generous wedding food, which suits informal weddings.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Evening receptions
- Marquee receptions
- Garden weddings at home
- Small, informal weddings
It’s worth telling train travellers that Farnham station, about 2.3 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- What crockery is supplied
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether travel is included
- Staffing on the day
Wedding hog roast in Tilford Reeds, carved to order
A slow roast suits a wedding day that runs late: a cooked roast holds for a while, so a long speech won’t ruin the food. Typical bookings include vow renewals and blessings and evening receptions, with crackling, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers.
Rural weddings around Tilford Reeds have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. For a summer wedding in Tilford Reeds, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- 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.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Common questions in Tilford Reeds
Can you cater after a service at Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Could you cook in Moor Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
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.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll sort the details with them.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and normally costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Served at the time you choose
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Where the roaster can go in Tilford Reeds
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Tilford Reeds
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Your menu choices
- What the outdoor space is like
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Tilford Reeds weddings: local tips
Tilford Reeds is about 2 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. Tilford Reeds is well within our area for weddings and the places nearby. Tilford Reeds is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Tilford Reeds to Guildford (about 9 miles away).
If you’re hoping for photos in Moor Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. If you’re marrying at a church near Tilford Reeds, such as Church of All Saints, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
This part of Surrey takes in GU10, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Tilford (1 mile north-east), Tilford Common (1 mile south-east), Millbridge (1 mile south-west), Lower Bourne (1 mile north-west) and Shortfield Common (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north), Haslemere (7 miles south) and Cranleigh (13 miles east).
A little further out are Farnham Castle (3 miles north-west) and Museum of Farnham (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Upper Lake and Farnham Heath.
- Nearby schools include Edgeborough School (1.3 miles west) and South Farnham School (2.1 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include Barley Mow pub (0.6 miles east)
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
For event organisers in Tilford Reeds
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
We’re on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards