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Christmas Hog Roast for New Cross
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your Christmas party makes the food part of your Christmas party in New Cross.
- New Year parties
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Late-night shopping events
Planning an event in New Cross?
How our Christmas hog roast works in New Cross
December is dark early, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. The cooking area and path need lighting. Whether it is late-night shopping events and christmas family parties, we’ll put together a menu of apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Around New Cross, a Christmas booking needs a lit, covered outdoor cooking spot. Plan access early, as December is busy on the roads. The hog is roasted on site at your Christmas party, low and slow, for hours.
- Where
- New Cross (SE8, SE14, SE4)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Travel to New Cross
- Menu choices and extras
- The number of people
- Season and day of the week
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The venue or postcode
- The date and time of the event
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Sunset in New Cross in late December is about 3:55pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- The team serves hot rolls at the agreed time.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from New Cross
What’s the nearest station to New Cross?
New Cross has its own station: New Cross station.
Can you do a hog roast in Fordham Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you do turkey for a Christmas party?
Yes, roast turkey is available for Christmas events, as well as the hog.
What happens if it is dark?
It’s dark before 4pm in December, so we plan lighting with you.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Is it too cold for a hog roast?
Winter is a great time for a hog roast.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
We pack up whatever the weather.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Space away from buildings, marquees and trees
- Vehicle access close by
- A lit route to the food
As a London location, New Cross 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 picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Crackling
- Roast potatoes
- Roast turkey
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Events we cater in New Cross
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
Hosts in New Cross book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Winter open days
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
If a church like St James's Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- The full menu and the sides
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Travel and any London charges
Christmas parties in New Cross: local tips
New Cross is about 3 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. We cater Christmas parties across New Cross and nearby. We bring hog roasts to 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Myatt Garden Primary School, hot rolls go down well. If people are coming by rail, New Cross has its own station, New Cross station.
We cater Christmas parties across the SE8, SE14 and SE4 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ivy Road, Mona Road and Avon Road, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. New Cross sits on or near the A2209 and A2210, which makes travel to your Christmas party easy. For Christmas parties just outside New Cross, we cover St Johns (1 mile east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-west), Deptford (1 mile north-east), Nunhead (1 mile south-west) and Lewisham (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Miller General Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Fan Museum (1.2 miles north-east). The countryside around New Cross includes St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
- Local schools include Addey and Stanhope School (under half a mile north-east) and Laban Centre (0.9 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Wickham Arms (less than half a mile south)
- Local facilities include Nunhead (0.9 miles west)
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
More for events in New Cross
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away