Hampshire · England
Christmas Party Catering in Blackwater, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Blackwater? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Year-end thank-yous
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Christmas fairs
Christmas hog roast for Blackwater
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a plated turkey lunch, a hog roast is more relaxed. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why us?
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Blackwater
Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Blackwater suit a hog roast stall: hot food in the hand on a cold evening. We serve crackling, roast potatoes and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater end-of-year team celebrations and new Year parties.
For a Christmas get-together near Blackwater, a hog roast in the garden goes down well on a dark December evening. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
What else we do in Blackwater
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We serve hot rolls on cue, carved fresh.
Ask for china for a sit-down Christmas meal, quoted separately.
Blackwater questions
Is Blackwater close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do a hog roast in Sandhurst Memorial Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Is it too cold for a hog roast?
Hot food suits winter perfectly.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
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.
Can you serve inside our office or hall?
Cooking is always outdoors; serving can be indoors.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- Parking near the cooking area
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast turkey
- Roast potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Christmas parties in Blackwater: local tips
Blackwater is about 1 mile south of Sandhurst, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Blackwater. Blackwater is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Blackwater to Guildford (11 miles away).
If people are coming by rail, Blackwater station, about 0.6 miles east, is the nearest station. If a church like St Barnabas Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Here we cover the GU17 postcode area, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. From London Road, Bell Lane and Ash Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Blackwater, we also cover Frogmore (1 mile west), Hawley (1 mile south-east), College Town (1 mile north-east), Sandhurst (1 mile north) and York Town (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Basingstoke (14 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles south), Fleet (5 miles south-west), Aldershot (6 miles south), Alton (15 miles south-west) and Tadley (15 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Frimley Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-east) and Staff College Museum (1.9 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Horseshoe Lake and Ball Hill.
- Local schools include Frogmore Community College (0.8 miles west)
- Local pubs include Mr Bumble pub (0.6 miles south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Royal Military Academy Library (1.2 miles north-east)
Occasions we serve in Blackwater
It’s a generous way to say thank you.
In Blackwater and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Society Christmas socials
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- End-of-year team celebrations
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Frogmore Infant School, hot rolls go down well.
Questions to ask before booking
- Any travel or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
- How dietary needs are handled
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
How it works
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. By about 3:55pm in late December, Blackwater is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- Ask early for a December date.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it’s light and set up under cover.
- We serve hot rolls and turkey if you’ve chosen it.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards