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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Westbere, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Westbere and across Kent.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Wedding hog roast for Westbere
Why choose a hog roast in Westbere?
Compared with a three-course plated meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and usually costs less per head. It still feels special. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Wedding hog roast in Westbere, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast is made for marquee, barn and garden weddings near Westbere. We cook outside, under cover, and the food is served in the marquee or barn. Whether it is post-wedding gatherings and intimate weddings, we can cook halloumi skewers, salads and new potatoes for your guests.
Rural weddings around Westbere 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. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Power for lights in the evening
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
Westbere: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Westbere?
The closest is Sturry station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
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.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Winter weddings in Westbere are dark by about 3:50pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:15pm.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Name a contact for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Westbere
Things that change the price:
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Westbere
What else we do in Westbere
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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.
Perfect for your wedding in Westbere
Guests gather round the carving, and it makes a lovely photo.
However big or small the event in Westbere, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- The main wedding meal
- Evening food after the first dance
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Blessings and renewals
If you want countryside in your photos, West Blean and Thornden Woods is not far.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and any London charges
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Weddings in Westbere: venues, ceremonies and travel
Westbere is about 3 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your wedding to weddings anywhere in Westbere, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
If you are marrying at a church near Westbere, such as Church of All Saints, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Sturry station, about 1.2 miles south-west. With the coast within about 5 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
We cater weddings across CT2 and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Island Road, Pennington Close and Bushy Hill Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Hersden (1 mile north-east), Sturry (1 mile west), Calcott (2 miles north-west), Broad Oak (2 miles west) and Stodmarsh (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west).
A little further out are Canterbury Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (3.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Westbere include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Frank Montgomery School (under half a mile north-east) and Hersden Village Primary School (0.7 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn (under half a mile south)
Working with your venue
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards