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Wedding Hog Roast in Warlingham
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Warlingham.
- Farm weddings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Garden weddings at home
Wedding hog roast in Warlingham
Wedding hog roast in Warlingham, slow-roasted on site
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. Typical bookings include second-day get-togethers and weddings in a family garden, serving rotisserie chicken, salads and halloumi skewers.
For a smaller place like Warlingham, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need a level spot and access. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Warlingham questions
We’re gathering after a service at Church of All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast in Blanchman's Farm?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Occasions we serve in Warlingham
Evening guests love hot food, after a night on the dance floor.
Whatever the occasion in Warlingham, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Weddings in a family garden
- The day after the wedding
- Blessings and renewals
- Marquee receptions
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Upper Warlingham station, about 0.9 miles west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
The process
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 Warlingham, 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. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- We roast during the ceremony and drinks, then carve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or CR6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Warlingham
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Also near Warlingham
What else we do in Warlingham
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Give final numbers in good time
We are on site for much of the day, out of the way, by the cooking area.
Choose sides to make it a full meal.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Warlingham weddings: local tips
Warlingham is about 3 miles east of Coulsdon, in Surrey. We cater weddings across Warlingham and nearby. Warlingham is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Warlingham to London (about 13 miles away).
Blanchman's Farm can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. For outdoor photos, Nore Hill is close by, and the countryside around Warlingham suits an outdoor reception.
This part of Surrey takes in CR6 and CR3. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Church Road, Redvers Road and The Green or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. With the B269 and B270 close by, Warlingham is simple for us to get to with the roaster. For weddings just outside Warlingham, we cover Hamsey Green (1 mile north), Whyteleafe (1 mile west), Chelsham (1 mile east), Farleigh (2 miles north-east) and Kenley (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (9 miles west), Horley (10 miles south-west), Redhill (7 miles south-west), Ewell (9 miles west), Reigate (8 miles south-west) and Dorking (13 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Warlingham Park Hospital (1.3 miles north-east) and East Surrey Museum (2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Nore Hill and South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Warlingham include Warlingham School (0.8 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The White Lion Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
Why choose a hog roast in Warlingham?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better late at night. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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