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Christmas Hog Roast in Clerkenwell
Looking for a hog roast for your Christmas party in Clerkenwell? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Festive open evenings
- Festive family get-togethers
Slow-roasted pork in Clerkenwell
How our Christmas hog roast works in Clerkenwell
It’s dark before 4pm in December, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. The cooking area and path need lighting. Whether it’s between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers and year-end thank-yous, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken and more.
In Clerkenwell, festive bookings tend to be at workplaces and homes. Let us know about lighting and the way in. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Area
- Clerkenwell (N1, EC1V, WC1X)
- Region
- Greater London
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Clerkenwell
It makes a work party feel generous.
Here’s what people in Clerkenwell most often book a hog roast for:
- Year-end thank-yous
- Festive family get-togethers
- Christmas markets
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School, hot rolls go down well.
Comparing caterers
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
About the food
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
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.
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In December, it’s dark in Clerkenwell by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for any party after mid-afternoon. We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the venue and send a price.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or N1 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Questions from Clerkenwell
Can you do a hog roast in King Square Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Clerkenwell?
Farringdon station, in Clerkenwell itself.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- Menu choices and extras
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
When you enquire, please mention:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Every Christmas party is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: use our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- A safe distance from anything that could catch the heat
Clerkenwell is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast turkey
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
The cooking area and the path to it need lighting after dark, so tell us what’s already there.
China crockery is available on request.
Nearby places to Clerkenwell
Also in Clerkenwell
Christmas parties in Clerkenwell: local tips
Clerkenwell is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. We’re happy to travel to Clerkenwell for Christmas parties and the places nearby. We cater 764 places in Greater London.
A Christmas fair at St James's Church is just the kind of event a hog roast suits. If people are coming by rail, Clerkenwell has its own station, Farringdon station.
For Christmas parties in N1, EC1V and WC1X, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Your Christmas party could be at a house on Long Lane, City Road and Noel Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Clerkenwell is on the A1 and A5201, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Other places close to Clerkenwell we cover include Farringdon (1 mile south), Angel (1 mile north), Smithfield (1 mile south), Holborn (1 mile south-west) and St Pancras (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Kensington (5 miles south-west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (4 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include County of London (0.9 miles south-east) and Museum of Funeral History (less than half a mile west). The countryside around Clerkenwell includes St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
- Local schools include Tech City College (less than half a mile north-east) and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (0.6 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Sekforde pub (under half a mile south)
- Other local spots include Barts Health Archives (0.6 miles south)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away