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Wedding Hog Roast in Vines Cross
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Vines Cross.
- Garden weddings at home
- Small, informal weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
A hog roast near Vines Cross
About our wedding hog roast in Vines Cross
We work with your venue on the cooking spot, timings and access well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. For evening receptions and second-day get-togethers, we can cook salads, halloumi skewers and carved roast pork and more.
Rural weddings around Vines Cross have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Area
- Vines Cross (TN21)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens on the day
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Golden-hour photos in Vines Cross at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the carving before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and often better value. It still feels special. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
- An itemised quote
- Serving and clearing done for you
Events we cater in Vines Cross
No kitchen is needed at the venue, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
Whatever the occasion in Vines Cross, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- The main wedding meal
- Rustic barn receptions
- Home weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
Couples marrying at local churches such as The Parish Church of St Mary frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
What your quote should include
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Staffing on the day
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
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What else we do in Vines Cross
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Your quote depends on:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
We are on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, as an extra.
Vines Cross: your questions answered
Is Vines Cross 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.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, and our staff serve your guests.
Vines Cross weddings: local tips
Vines Cross is about 5 miles north of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Wherever your wedding is in Vines Cross, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Vines Cross is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Vines Cross to Brighton (about 19 miles away).
Wedding photographers in the area frequently head for Selwyns Wood, and the countryside around Vines Cross suits an outdoor reception. Within reach of Vines Cross are historic houses such as Horselunges Manor (3.6 miles south). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Vines Cross, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Weddings anywhere in TN21 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Other places close to Vines Cross we cover include Warbleton (1 mile north-east), Horam (1 mile west), Maynard's Green (1 mile north-west), Burlow (2 miles south-west) and Old Heathfield (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (10 miles south), Hastings (14 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Seaford (13 miles south-west), Lewes (12 miles west) and Hailsham (5 miles south).
A little further out are Old Castle (3.9 miles east) and Sussex Farm Museum (1.1 miles west). Open spaces near Vines Cross include Selwyns Wood.
- Local schools include Heathfield Community College (2.2 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Brewers Arms (within half a mile north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards