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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Westwood, Kent
Wedding hog roast in Westwood: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Wedding breakfasts
- Small, informal weddings
- Home weddings
Wedding hog roast in Westwood
Westwood questions
What’s the nearest station to Westwood?
The closest is Longfield station, roughly 1 mile away.
Can you cater after a service at Church of Saint Mary Magdalene?
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. Send us the address.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Yes. We serve it on plates with salads and potatoes, with china available, and our staff serve your guests.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can we have both pork and lamb?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the hog.
Wedding hog roast in Westwood, slow-roasted on site
Wedding timings shift, and a slow roast copes well: a cooked roast holds for a while, so a long speech won’t ruin the food. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and crackling, and we are frequently booked for wedding breakfasts with sides and barn and farm weddings.
A wedding in a small place like Westwood often means a field, a barn or a family garden. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
What affects the price in Westwood
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Plates or china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Dietary requirements
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with pizza or other evening vans, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Timed around your day
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. Evening food at a Westwood wedding frequently goes out just as the light fades: about 9:20pm at midsummer, 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a wedding hog roast in Westwood
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your wedding to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Westwood and the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
Historic houses near Westwood include Cobham College (4.6 miles east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. Wedding photographers in the area often head for Sawyers Lake, and the countryside around Westwood suits an outdoor reception. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Westwood, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the DA13 and DA2 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Whether your wedding is on Westwood Road and Highcross Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Westwood include Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you will find Railway Tavern (0.8 miles south)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
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Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Permission for outside catering
- Power for lights in the evening
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Note which guests don’t eat pork, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
We’ll be at the venue for most of the day, working quietly in the background.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Who books wedding hog roast in Westwood?
One booking can cover the wedding breakfast and the evening food, which keeps things simple.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Westwood, such as:
- Farm weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Garden weddings at home
- Late-night wedding food
Longfield Chalk Bank can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first.
Before you book anyone
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away