Kent · England
Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Wootton, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Wootton.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Evening receptions
- Wedding breakfasts
Book a hog roast in Wootton
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Wedding hog roast in Wootton, carved to order
Your venue and we agree the cooking spot and timings well before the day, so on the day everything is in place. Typical bookings include wedding breakfasts with sides and evening receptions, with salads, new potatoes and crackling.
A wedding in a small place like Wootton 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. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast is more relaxed and often better value. It still feels special. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Wootton hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Planned to your running order
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See how we price and the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Give your coordinator the final menu
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
China crockery can be added for the wedding breakfast, as an extra.
Weddings in Wootton: venues, ceremonies and travel
Wootton is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your wedding in Wootton? We cover the whole area. Wootton is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, the closest railway station is Shepherds Well station, roughly 2.4 miles east of the centre. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Martin often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
This part of Kent takes in CT4, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. From Shelvin Lane, Denton Lane and Wootton Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Denton (1 mile north-west), Shelvin (1 mile north-east), Lodge Lees (1 mile north-west), Selsted (1 mile south) and Breach (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (8 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (6 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Whitstable (14 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Buckland Hospital (5.8 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Cheriton Hill.
- Local pubs include The Endeavour Public House (under half a mile south-east)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
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.
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Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In Wootton, evening wedding food frequently coincides with dusk: about 9:15pm at midsummer, 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- Timings and the cooking spot are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from Wootton
Which station is closest to Wootton?
The closest is Shepherds Well station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
Is Wootton close to London?
Roughly 59 miles from the centre of London.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Check with them first, and we’ll liaise with them.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, so you’re not left with the mess.
Will guests be full?
With sides, it is a full wedding breakfast; for evening food, rolls are usually enough.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A short walk from the serving station to the guests
- A way in for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Who books wedding hog roast in Wootton?
You do not need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Wootton. Here are some of the most popular:
- Intimate weddings
- Home weddings
- The main wedding meal
- Barn and farm weddings
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Cheriton Hill, and the countryside around Wootton suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- Allergen information for every dish
- Staffing on the day
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- What the price includes, item by item
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards