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Christmas Hog Roast for Arborfield Cross
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Arborfield Cross and the surrounding area.
- Winter open days
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Christmas markets
Christmas hog roast for Arborfield Cross
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. By about 3:55pm in late December, Arborfield Cross is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights, and a lit path from the door.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and staff serve.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Arborfield Cross
December dates book up early, especially Fridays, so ask early. Typical bookings include festive family get-togethers and end-of-year team celebrations, with apple sauce, roast turkey and hog roast rolls.
In a small place like Arborfield Cross, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast turkey
A carved roast turkey makes it feel like Christmas, with the pork and crackling too.
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- Parking near the cooking area
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast turkey
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Arborfield Cross: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Shepperlands Farm Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Arborfield Cross close to London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
We do. Hot food is always popular at winter fairs.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can you do turkey for a Christmas party?
Roast turkey can be added for Christmas, as well as the hog.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to Arborfield Cross
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Your menu choices
- A picture of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Places near Arborfield Cross
What else we do in Arborfield Cross
Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Share the allergen information in advance
Give us a contact for the evening.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
Christmas parties in Arborfield Cross: local tips
Arborfield Cross is about 3 miles south-west of Wokingham, in Reading. Hosts in Arborfield Cross book us for Christmas parties of all sizes. Arborfield Cross is one of 34 places in Reading where we cater.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as The Coombes Church of England Primary School, suit a hog roast. A Christmas fair at Church of St Bartholomew is just the kind of event a hog roast suits.
Christmas parties anywhere in RG2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. We can cater a Christmas party on streets such as Eversley Road, Chamberlain Gardens and Melrose Gardens, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Farley Hill (2 miles south), Swallowfield (3 miles south-west), Spencers Wood (3 miles west), Riseley (3 miles south-west) and Bramshill (4 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Caversham (6 miles north-west), Norcot (7 miles north-west), West Reading (6 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (7 miles north-west), Caversham Heights (7 miles north-west) and Horncastle (6 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Beaumys Castle (3.5 miles south-west) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Bohunt School Wokingham (1.3 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Swan Inn (under half a mile north)
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
You can combine: pork for the crackling fans, turkey for traditionalists. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Arborfield Cross hosts choose us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- All the equipment comes with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Arborfield Cross?
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
Whatever the occasion in Arborfield Cross, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Festive open evenings
If people are coming by rail, Winnersh station, about 2.7 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- The space, cover and access they need
- Any travel or access charges
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards