West Berkshire · England
Christmas Party Catering in Great Lea Common, West Berkshire
Christmas hog roast in Great Lea Common: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Festive family get-togethers
- Late-night shopping events
- Office Christmas parties
Planning an event in Great Lea Common?
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Great Lea Common
Fridays in December go first, so ask early. Typical bookings include lights switch-on evenings and between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers, serving crackling, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers.
In a small place like Great Lea Common, December lanes are dark, so let us know about access and lighting. The hog is roasted on site at your Christmas party, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Where
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Prices and what affects them
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Site access
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Dietary requirements
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. By about 3:55pm in late December, Great Lea Common is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- Book early for December.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it is light and set up under cover.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Christmas catering near Great Lea Common
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. We cater Christmas parties across Great Lea Common and nearby, from gardens to fields. We cater all 155 towns and villages across West Berkshire.
A winter fair at a school like Oakbank gets dark early, so hot food is popular. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as St Paul's Church draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
We cater Christmas parties across the RG7 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Great Lea Common, we also cover Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
- Local schools include Ryeish Green School (0.8 miles south-east) and Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Six Bells pub (0.9 miles east)
Places near Great Lea Common
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Common questions in Great Lea Common
Is Great Lea Common close to London?
About 39 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Pearman's Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What happens if it is dark?
After dark, the serving area and the path to it need lighting. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Do guests have to eat outside?
We cook outside, but can usually serve indoors if the venue agrees.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Is it too cold for a hog roast?
Yes, the roast always cooks outdoors under cover. Plan a warm place for guests.
Where the roaster can go in Great Lea Common
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A hall, office or heated marquee for guests
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
- Clearance from walls and tents
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
Why choose a hog roast in Great Lea Common?
Mix and match: turkey and pork together. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Great Lea Common hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Events we cater in Great Lea Common
Offer roast turkey as well as the hog.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- End-of-term celebrations
- Christmas markets
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the closest railway station is Reading Green Park station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- A clear list of what’s included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
About the food
Roast turkey
At Christmas, add roast turkey alongside the hog, carved at the serving station for a festive feel.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away