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Christmas Hog Roast in London Docklands
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your Christmas party makes the food part of your Christmas party in London Docklands.
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Slow-roasted pork in London Docklands
About our Christmas hog roast in London Docklands
December is dark early, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. We will need light around the serving area. For christmas lights switch-ons and society Christmas socials, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, roast turkey and hog roast rolls for your guests.
London Christmas parties in London Docklands are frequently at offices, pubs with a courtyard or homes with a garden. Let us know about lighting and the way in. Timings are planned around your Christmas party, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Location
- London Docklands (E14, SE16, E22)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Christmas parties in London Docklands are almost always after dark: sunset is about 3:55pm in December. We bring lighting for the cooking area; tell us about lighting on the way to it.
- Book early for December.
- We check your venue and send a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for London Docklands, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near London Docklands
Also in London Docklands
Festive bookings around London Docklands
London Docklands is about 2 miles north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. We cater Christmas parties across London Docklands and nearby, from gardens to fields. London Docklands is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater.
For anyone getting the train home after the party, Canary Wharf station serves London Docklands directly. PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Tower Hamlets College, suit a hog roast.
For Christmas parties in E14, SE16 and E22, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Streets in the area include Castor Lane, Cassilis Road and Dockyard Lane, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Being close to the A1206 and A1261, London Docklands is easy for us to reach for your Christmas party. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Canary Wharf (1 mile west), Poplar (1 mile north), Heron Quays (1 mile south-west), Coldharbour (1 mile east) and Blackwall (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
A little further out are Greenwich Castle (2 miles south) and The Pumphouse Educational Museum (0.9 miles west). The countryside around London Docklands includes St. James's Park Lake and Lavender Pond.
- Local schools include Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (less than half a mile north) and Canary Wharf College 3 (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Ledger Building pub (within half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Holy Trinity (1.9 miles north-west)
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in London Docklands
Can you do a hog roast in Sir John McDougall Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to London Docklands?
London Docklands has its own station: Canary Wharf station.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote.
Do hog roasts work in winter?
Winter is a great time for a hog roast.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Is turkey available?
We can: add turkey to the menu.
Why choose a hog roast in London Docklands?
You can combine: pork for the crackling fans, turkey for traditionalists. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why book with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Full catering or machine hire?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
If the party runs late, we can hold the roast a little, so keep us posted.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
- A lit route to the food
- A safe distance from anything that could catch the heat
As a London location, London Docklands is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Roast turkey
- Salads
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away