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Christmas Hog Roast in Lower Horncroft
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your Christmas party turns the food into a centrepiece of your Christmas party in Lower Horncroft.
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
A hog roast near Lower Horncroft
How our Christmas hog roast works in Lower Horncroft
Add roast turkey alongside the hog, with roast potatoes on the side. There are options for people who don’t eat pork. Popular choices include crackling, roast turkey and hog roast rolls, and we’re regularly asked to cater late-night shopping events and boxing Day and New Year gatherings.
For a Christmas party near Lower Horncroft, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are frequently soft. The hog is roasted on site at your Christmas party, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
- Location
- Lower Horncroft (RH20)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We arrive in daylight to set up and start roasting, then roast through the afternoon.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- Season and day of the week
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
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Full catering or machine hire?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Questions from Lower Horncroft
Do you come out to small places like Lower Horncroft?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Lower Horncroft?
Pulborough station, about 2.3 miles east of the centre.
When should we book our Christmas party?
Very quickly, so ask early. Weekdays often have more availability.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
Is lighting needed?
Yes: the cooking area, serving table and path need lighting after dark. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. With sunset at about 4:00pm in December, most Christmas parties in Lower Horncroft are after dark. We bring lighting for the cooking area; the route to it may need lights too.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight and roast through the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Lower Horncroft
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- A level outdoor area that can be lit
- Indoor space for eating
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast turkey
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a traditional sit-down Christmas lunch, a hog roast is more relaxed. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Carved to order by a chef
- Our staff serve and clear
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Christmas catering near Lower Horncroft
Lower Horncroft is about 10 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. From village halls to gardens and fields, Christmas parties around Lower Horncroft suit a hog roast. Lower Horncroft is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Horncroft to Guildford (20 miles away).
For colleagues travelling by train, Pulborough station, about 2.3 miles east, is the nearest station. A winter fair at a school like Fittleworth CofE Village School gets dark early, so hot food is popular. The South Downs National Park is within about 4 miles of Lower Horncroft, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Anywhere in RH20, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Coates (1 mile west), Fittleworth (1 mile north), Watersfield (1 mile south), Coldwaltham (1 mile south-east) and Bedham (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (13 miles north-east), Worthing (11 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (12 miles south-west), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (10 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Coates Castle (0.9 miles west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Lower Horncroft include Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve and Bignor Hill.
- Schools near Lower Horncroft include Lodge Hill Residential Centre (1.2 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Swan Hotel (0.5 miles north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away