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Christmas Hog Roast for Godalming
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Godalming and the surrounding area.
- Staff Christmas do’s
- New Year parties
- End-of-year team celebrations
Book a hog roast in Godalming
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Godalming
Festive events of all kinds around Godalming suit a hog roast, from small teams to big crowds. We are often asked to cater boxing Day and New Year gatherings and club and society Christmas parties, with roast turkey, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
For a Christmas get-together near Godalming, hot rolls from the roaster go down well on a dark December evening. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Organising for someone else?
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
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Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- A short route for our equipment
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
- Flat ground outside, with lights for after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Godalming
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast turkey
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Plates or china
- Distance from us
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
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Godalming: your questions answered
Is Godalming close to London?
About 31 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
How early should we book for Christmas?
December weekends go first. Send your date early.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Add dietary questions to the invite
Lighting at the serving table matters after dark.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Occasions we serve in Godalming
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Godalming, including:
- Society Christmas socials
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Winter open days
- End-of-year team celebrations
A Christmas fair at St Edmund Church is just the kind of event a hog roast suits.
Questions to ask before booking
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How dietary needs are handled
- Any travel or access charges
- VAT, if it applies
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. A lunchtime Christmas party in Godalming is the only one in good daylight, as it is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the venue and send a price.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Festive bookings around Godalming
Godalming is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Godalming. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey.
Godalming is on or near the A3100 and B2130, so we can reach it easily in winter. If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Moss Lane School, hot rolls go down well. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Godalming, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
For Christmas parties in GU7 and GU8, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. From High Street, Station Road and Market Mews or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Godalming is on the A3100 and B2130, which makes the journey straightforward. If your venue is just outside Godalming, we also cover Aaron's Hill (1 mile west), Busbridge (1 mile south-east), Farncombe (1 mile north), Tuesley (1 mile south) and Upper Eashing (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (9 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles west), Dorking (13 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Guildford Castle (3.9 miles north-east) and Godalming Museum (under half a mile north). Green spaces nearby include Frith Hill and Farncombe Wood.
- Nearby schools include St Hilary's School (within half a mile south-west) and Godalming College (0.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Richmond Arms Public House (within half a mile west)
Why choose a hog roast in Godalming?
For a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are always popular. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Godalming hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Timed around your day
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards