Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Christmas Hog Roast in North Ascot
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your Christmas party in North Ascot. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Winter fairs and markets
- Society Christmas socials
- New Year parties
Planning an event in North Ascot?
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in North Ascot
A Christmas hog roast brings hot food to a cold evening. We roast outdoors under cover and we carve hot for your festive party in North Ascot. We’re frequently asked to cater christmas family parties and late-night shopping events, with crackling, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Around North Ascot, Christmas parties are often at home, the village hall or a club. The roaster needs a lit spot and firm ground. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- North Ascot (SL5)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Working with your venue
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. In North Ascot, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so for anything later, plan lights and somewhere warm to eat.
- Book early for December.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We set up under cover in daylight.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Think about shelter for your guests
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Christmas catering near North Ascot
North Ascot is about 3 miles east of Bracknell, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Our roaster is a regular sight at Christmas parties around North Ascot, from gardens to fields. We cover all 57 towns and villages in Windsor and Maidenhead, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from North Ascot to Reading (12 miles away).
A winter fair at a school like Ascot Heath Church of England Junior School gets dark early, so hot food is popular. If a church like Chapel of St Mary and St John is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Christmas parties anywhere in SL5 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. From London Road, Mansfield Place and Bowyer Walk or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Brookside (1 mile north-east), Ascot (1 mile south-east), Plaistow Green (1 mile north-east), Woodside (2 miles north-east) and Winkfield (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidenhead (7 miles north), Windsor (5 miles north-east), Boyn Hill (7 miles north), Cookham (10 miles north), Furze Platt (8 miles north) and Dedworth (5 miles north-east). North Ascot is among the bigger towns we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead, with plenty of venues for Christmas parties.
Well-known places in the area include Heatherwood Hospital (0.5 miles south-east) and The Lexicon (2.5 miles west). Within reach you will find Virginia Water Lake.
- Local schools include LVS Ascot (0.6 miles south-west) and Garth Hill College (2.4 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Royal Hunt pub (within half a mile north-east)
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
Give us a contact for the evening.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
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North Ascot questions
Is North Ascot close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to North Ascot?
Ascot station, about 1 mile south-east of the centre.
When should we book our Christmas party?
December weekends go first. Send your date early.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you cater in North Ascot?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including North Ascot and Windsor and Maidenhead. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can we have roast turkey?
We can: add turkey to the menu.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a plated turkey 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, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in North Ascot
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Events we cater in North Ascot
We serve and tidy, even on a wet, dark night.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near North Ascot:
- End-of-term celebrations
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- Work Christmas parties
- Festive family get-togethers
For colleagues travelling by train, Ascot station is about 1 mile away.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether VAT is included
- Who carves and who serves
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
- Any venue rules
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or SL5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards