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Christmas Hog Roast for Canonbury
Christmas hog roast in Canonbury: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Christmas family parties
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
Book a hog roast in Canonbury
What affects the price in Canonbury
The price comes down to:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- How many people are eating
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The journey to the venue
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Canonbury, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Canonbury
It is dark before 4pm in December, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. We’ll need light around the serving area. On the menu are apple sauce, roast turkey and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater winter open days and work Christmas parties.
Around Canonbury, a Christmas booking needs a lit, covered outdoor cooking spot. Plan access early, as December is busy on the roads. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Canonbury (N1, N1P, E8)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Canonbury
What if our house in Canonbury has no side access?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard normally works. Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Could you cook in Shoreditch Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Do you need lighting?
After dark, the serving area and the path to it need lighting. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
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 roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Towns and villages near Canonbury
What else we do in Canonbury
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Collect dietary needs with Christmas party sign-ups
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
A cooked roast holds for a while, so keep us posted.
Add roast potatoes for a festive plate.
Festive bookings around Canonbury
Canonbury is about 2 miles north-east of St Pancras, in Greater London. Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Canonbury? We cover the whole area. Canonbury is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Rotherfield Primary School, suit a hog roast. Canonbury is on or near the A1199 and A1200, so we can reach it easily in winter.
This part of Greater London takes in N1, N1P and E8. Whether your Christmas party is on Dove Road, Essex Road and Clare Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Main roads around Canonbury include the A1199 and A1200, which makes travel to your Christmas party easy. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include De Beauvoir Town (1 mile east), Mildmay (1 mile north-east), Kingsland (1 mile east), Newington Green (1 mile north) and Highbury (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles west).
A little further out are Metropolitan Free Hospital (0.5 miles south-east) and Hackney Walk (1.6 miles east). Within reach you’ll find St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
- Nearby schools include City of London Academy Highbury Grove (0.6 miles north-west) and Islington Green School (0.7 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include New Crown pub (under half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Metropolitan Borough of Islington (0.6 miles west) and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.8 miles south)
About the food
Roast turkey
Roast turkey gives a Christmas party a traditional touch, served alongside the pork and crackling.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
How it works
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Sunset in Canonbury in late December is about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for any party after mid-afternoon. We start in daylight and cook into the dark.
- Tell us when and where the party is.
- We check the outdoor cooking spot and quote.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- Our chef carves and staff serve.
- We pack up, even in the rain.
Preparing for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A lit route to the food
- Space away from buildings, marquees and trees
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
As a London location, Canonbury is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Canonbury
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a cold buffet, hot food wins in winter. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Canonbury hosts choose us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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