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Christmas Party Catering in Newchapel, Surrey
Christmas hog roast in Newchapel: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Christmas fairs
- Staff Christmas do’s
- New Year parties
A hog roast near Newchapel
Christmas hog roast in Newchapel, carved to order
December is dark early, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. The cooking area and path need lighting. Popular choices include roast turkey, apple sauce and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for society Christmas socials and boxing Day and New Year gatherings.
In a small place like Newchapel, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Planning a Christmas party in Newchapel
Newchapel is about 3 miles north-west of East Grinstead, in Surrey. Christmas parties in Newchapel are part of our patch. We cater 395 places in Surrey. You can also see our page for London, about 23 miles away.
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Imberhorne School, hot rolls go down well. Newchapel is within about 6 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Anywhere in RH7, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Wembury Park, Eastbourne Road and Wire Mill Lane; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For Christmas parties just outside Newchapel, we cover Felcourt (1 mile east), Felbridge (2 miles south), Furnace Wood (2 miles south-west), Domewood (2 miles south-west) and Lingfield (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (15 miles north-west), Horley (5 miles west), Redhill (7 miles north-west), Reigate (8 miles north-west), Caterham (9 miles north) and Dorking (13 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.3 miles south-west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (2.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Newchapel include Hedgecourt Lake.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Newchapel
It’s different from the usual Christmas set menu.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Newchapel and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- End-of-term celebrations
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Family Christmas gatherings
For anyone getting the train home after the party, Dormans station, about 2 miles east, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- Staffing on the day
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- VAT, if it applies
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. With sunset at about 3:55pm in December, most Christmas parties in Newchapel are after dark. The cooking area is lit; 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 hot rolls and turkey if you’ve chosen it.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
Every Christmas party is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to Newchapel
What else we do in Newchapel
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the allergen information in advance
A cooked roast holds for a while, so tell us about delays.
Ask for china for a sit-down Christmas meal.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a plated turkey lunch, a hog roast with turkey is relaxed and easier to serve. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every Christmas party is different. What matters most:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- Plates or china
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or RH7 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Newchapel
What’s the nearest station to Newchapel?
Dormans station, about 2 miles east of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Newchapel?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you need lighting?
After dark, the serving area and the path to it need lighting. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Do you do Christmas fairs?
Yes. Hot rolls on a cold evening sell well.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards