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Wedding Hog Roast for Upper Hardres
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Upper Hardres.
- The main wedding meal
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Post-wedding gatherings
Planning an event in Upper Hardres?
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Wedding hog roast near Upper Hardres
A wedding hog roast can be the wedding breakfast, the evening food or both. We roast at the venue through the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the time you’ve set. We are often asked to cater vow renewals and blessings and garden weddings at home, with crackling, carved roast pork and new potatoes.
A wedding in a small place like Upper Hardres frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is where a hog roast shines: no kitchen needed, just an outdoor cooking spot. Let us know about access and ground. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Upper Hardres
What’s the nearest station to Upper Hardres?
The closest is Bekesbourne station, roughly 3.9 miles away.
Is Upper Hardres close to London?
About 54 miles from central London.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do we need extra food?
We will plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Can we offer lamb too?
Yes, spit-roast lamb can go alongside the pork.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
The roaster stays outdoors on level ground, and we agree the spot with your venue.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Getting married in Upper Hardres?
Upper Hardres is about 4 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your wedding to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Upper Hardres and the surrounding area. Upper Hardres is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Bekesbourne station, about 3.9 miles north-east. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Upper Hardres, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT4 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Broxhall Road and Hardres Court Road, and a wedding on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover weddings in Lynsore Bottom (1 mile south-east), Pett Bottom (1 mile north-east), Lower Hardres (1 mile north), Petham (2 miles west) and Street End (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (4 miles north), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Whitstable (10 miles north) and Deal (13 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (4.1 miles north) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (3.5 miles north).
- Nearby, you will find The Duck pub (0.9 miles north-east)
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A common mix is a plated meal followed by an evening hog roast; others make the hog roast the main meal. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why us?
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Served at the time you choose
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- Numbers
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Who books wedding hog roast in Upper Hardres?
No kitchen is needed at the venue, which suits marquees, barns and gardens.
Hosts in Upper Hardres book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Marquee weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Vow renewals and blessings
If you are marrying at a church near Upper Hardres, such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
What your quote should include
- Allergen information for every dish
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
How it works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. For a summer wedding in Upper Hardres, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- We roast during the day, then carve at the agreed time.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or CT4 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
Some couples add lights around the serving area.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away