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Christmas Hog Roast in Crossness
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Crossness and the surrounding area.
- Festive open evenings
- New Year parties
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Planning an event in Crossness?
About our Christmas hog roast in Crossness
Family gatherings at Christmas can be big, and a hog roast feeds everyone without anyone stuck in the kitchen. We’re frequently asked to cater festive open evenings and family Christmas gatherings, serving roast potatoes, halloumi skewers and crackling.
For Christmas parties in Crossness, the roaster needs a lit, covered spot outdoors, such as a yard, courtyard or garden. Plan access early. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Where
- Crossness (SE2, SE28, DA18)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count who does not eat pork
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We arrive in daylight to set up and start roasting, then roast through the afternoon.
Roast potatoes suit a winter menu.
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Sunset in Crossness in late December is about 3:50pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We start in daylight and cook into the dark.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- 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 clear away whatever the weather.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Time on site
- How many people are eating
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
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 to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Crossness in December: what to know
Crossness is about 2 miles north-west of Erith, in Greater London. We cover Christmas parties in Crossness. We bring hog roasts to 764 places in Greater London. We cater events right across the region, from Crossness to London (10 miles away).
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the nearest station is Abbey Wood station, about 0.8 miles south-west. With the A2016 nearby, December journeys to Crossness are straightforward.
Christmas parties anywhere in SE2, SE28 and DA18 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Streets in the area include Kale Road, Haldane Road and Seacourt Road, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. You will find Crossness on the A2016, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Thamesmead (1 mile north-west), Dagenham Dock (1 mile north), Barking Riverside (2 miles north-west), Hornchurch Marshes (2 miles north-east) and Dagenham Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in London (10 miles west), City of Westminster (12 miles west), Marylebone (12 miles west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles west) and Shoreditch (9 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.4 miles west) and Greenwich Borough Museum (1.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Crossness Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Crossness include Harris Garrard Academy (less than half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include Belvedere Working Mens Club pub (0.8 miles south-east)
- Local facilities include River (1.9 miles north-east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Common questions in Crossness
Which station is closest to Crossness?
The closest is Abbey Wood station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
What if our house in Crossness has no side access?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard normally works. Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What if things run late?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can the food be served indoors?
Cooking is always outdoors; serving can be indoors.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Places near Crossness
What else we do in Crossness
Occasions we serve in Crossness
Offer roast turkey as well as the hog.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Late-night shopping events
- New Year parties
- December open days
- Work Christmas parties
A winter fair at a school like St John Fisher Catholic Primary School gets dark early, so hot food is popular.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
A hog roast compared with other options
Mix and match: turkey and pork together. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Crossness hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Planned to your running order
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away