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Christmas Party Catering in California, Buckinghamshire
Christmas hog roast in California: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Christmas markets
- Festive open evenings
Christmas hog roast for California
About our Christmas hog roast in California
December dates book up early, especially Fridays, so ask early. We’re frequently asked to cater late-night shopping events and boxing Day and New Year gatherings, with apple sauce, crackling and hog roast rolls.
Around California, Christmas parties are often at home, the village hall or a club. We need firm ground and some light. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- California (HP21, HP20, HP19)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a cold Christmas buffet, hot food wins in winter. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Towns and villages near California
What else we do in California
Common questions in California
What’s the nearest station to California?
California has its own station: Aylesbury station.
Is California close to London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What space does the roaster need?
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.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Events we cater in California
Rolls suit a mingling party.
In California and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Christmas markets
- Christmas family parties
- Year-end thank-yous
- Work Christmas parties
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Oak Green School, hot rolls go down well.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
How it works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Christmas parties in California are almost always after dark: sunset is about 3:55pm in December. The cooking area is lit; the route to it may need lights too.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight and roast through the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot when you’re ready.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Festive bookings around California
California is about 1 mile south of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. A hog roast suits Christmas parties around California, whatever the venue. California is one of 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from California to Milton Keynes (about 16 miles away).
For colleagues travelling by train, Aylesbury station serves California directly. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of St Mary draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. California is within about 5 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
Here we cover the HP21, HP20 and HP19 postcode area, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Lee Road, Penn Road and Eaton Road; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Being close to the A41 and A418, California is easy for us to reach for your Christmas party. If your venue is just outside California, we also cover Aylesbury (1 mile north), Walton (1 mile east), Queens Park (1 mile east), Southcourt (1 mile south) and New Zealand (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover High Wycombe (13 miles south), Chesham (11 miles south-east), Buckingham (15 miles north-west), Amersham (13 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (6 miles south) and Haddenham (6 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Friars Square (under half a mile north-east) and Dinton Castle (3.4 miles west). Within reach you will find Beacon Hill.
- Local schools include Buckinghamshire UTC (less than half a mile west) and Pebble Brook School (less than half a mile west)
- Nearby, you’ll find King's Head Inn (within half a mile north-east)
For event organisers in California
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls
We arrive in daylight to set up and start roasting, and cook into the evening.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- A lit route to the food
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Each price is built from:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Season and day of the week
- Travel to California
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Rough numbers
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Roast turkey
A carved roast turkey makes it feel like Christmas, served alongside the pork and crackling.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away