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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Upper Bush, Medway
Wedding hog roast in Upper Bush: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Late-night wedding food
- Garden weddings at home
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Upper Bush: your questions answered
Is Upper Bush close to London?
About 24 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Michael and All Angels?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, with our staff serving.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How our wedding hog roast works in Upper Bush
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, with china available on request. Whether it is home weddings and post-wedding gatherings, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and salads.
Rural weddings around Upper Bush 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, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
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.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
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How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For a summer wedding in Upper Bush, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:00pm 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’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose wedding hog roast in Upper Bush?
It is relaxed, generous wedding food, perfect for an informal day.
However big or small the event in Upper Bush, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee receptions
- Rustic barn receptions
Nearby historic houses include Starkey Castle (1.4 miles south-east) and Cobham College (1.8 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
What to look for in a quote
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Travel and any London charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the price includes, item by item
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten
You will not have to think about the food. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Upper Bush
Upper Bush is about 3 miles west of Rochester, in Medway. We take a hog roast for your wedding to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Upper Bush and the surrounding area. Upper Bush is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 24 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Upper Bush, such as Church of St Michael and All Angels, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. Put the station on your invitation: the closest railway station is Cuxton station, roughly 1.2 miles east of the centre.
Here we cover the ME2 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. For weddings just outside Upper Bush, we cover Lower Bush (1 mile north-east), Cuxton (1 mile east), North Halling (1 mile south-east), Halling (2 miles south) and Cobham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Gillingham (6 miles east), Chatham (4 miles east), Rochester (3 miles east), Rainham (8 miles east), Luton (4 miles east) and Park Wood (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Rochester Castle (3 miles east) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.1 miles east). The countryside around Upper Bush includes Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
- Schools near Upper Bush include Strood Academy (2 miles north-east)
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards