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Christmas Party Catering in Lightwater, Surrey
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your Christmas party in Lightwater.
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Work Christmas parties
- Festive open evenings
Planning an event in Lightwater?
Lightwater questions
How far is Lightwater from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London.
Can you do a hog roast in Brentmoor Heath?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Christmas hog roast in Lightwater, carved to order
Festive events of all kinds around Lightwater suit a hog roast, from small teams to big crowds. We serve roast turkey, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls, and we’re regularly asked to cater end-of-year team celebrations and christmas family parties.
In Lightwater, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. We need firm ground and some light. Timings are planned around your Christmas party, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
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Occasions we serve in Lightwater
It’s a change from turkey and all the trimmings in a restaurant.
In Lightwater and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Winter open days
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as All Saints draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and any London charges
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Label alternatives clearly
- Share the allergen information in advance
We serve hot rolls on cue, carved fresh.
Add roast turkey for a traditional Christmas touch.
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Next to a restaurant booking, you avoid set-menu prices and keep everyone in one place. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why Lightwater hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast turkey
Offer turkey and pork, and everyone’s happy.
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A short route for our equipment
- A safe distance from anything that could catch the heat
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Lightwater
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
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 that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
The process
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Late-December sunset in Lightwater comes at about 3:55pm. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights, and a lit path from the door.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your Christmas party: send us your details through our quote form.
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Festive bookings around Lightwater
Lightwater is about 3 miles east of Camberley, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, Christmas parties around Lightwater suit a hog roast. Lightwater is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 8 miles away.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Hammond School, suit a hog roast. For anyone getting the train home after the party, Bagshot station, about 1.3 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
For Christmas parties in GU18 and GU19, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. We can cater a Christmas party on streets such as Ambleside Road, Ridgeway Close and Shrublands Drive, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Lightwater, we also cover Donkey Town (1 mile south-east), Bagshot (1 mile north-west), Windlesham (1 mile north-east), Lucas Green (2 miles south-east) and West End (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (8 miles south-east), Woking (5 miles south-east), Camberley (3 miles west), Farnham (11 miles south-west), Egham (8 miles north-east) and Walton-on-Thames (12 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Brookwood Hospital (3.3 miles south-east) and The Museum of The National Rifle Association (2.7 miles south). Open spaces near Lightwater include Brookwood Lye.
- Nearby schools include Gordon's School (1.2 miles east)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards