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Christmas Hog Roast for Shamley Green
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Shamley Green and the surrounding area.
- Festive family get-togethers
- Winter open days
- Christmas fairs
Christmas hog roast in Shamley Green
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Christmas hog roast in Shamley Green, slow-roasted on site
Christmas get-togethers can mean a lot of people, and a hog roast feeds everyone without anyone stuck in the kitchen. On the menu are halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and roast turkey, and typical bookings are for end-of-term celebrations and lights switch-on evenings.
Near Shamley Green, country lanes are dark in winter, so let us know about access and lighting. The hog is roasted on site at your Christmas party, slowly, over several hours.
Questions from Shamley Green
Is Shamley Green too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Shamley Green close to London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Who books Christmas hog roast in Shamley Green?
We serve and tidy, whatever the weather.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Shamley Green. Typical bookings include:
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Festive family get-togethers
- Christmas markets
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Christ Church draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for every dish
- The space, cover and access they need
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- Plates or china
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
The process
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. With sunset at about 3:55pm in December, most Christmas parties in Shamley Green are after dark. We bring lighting for the cooking area; the route to it may need lights too.
- Ask early for a December date.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it is light and set up under cover.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Christmas catering near Shamley Green
Shamley Green is about 5 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We cater Christmas parties at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Shamley Green and the surrounding area. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey.
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School, hot rolls go down well. Train travellers will want to know that Chilworth station, about 2.1 miles north, is the nearest station. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Shamley Green, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Wherever your Christmas party is in GU5, we can bring the roaster to you. From Sweetwater Lane, Sweetwater Close and Garden Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For Christmas parties just outside Shamley Green, we cover Birtley Green (1 mile west), Stroud Common (1 mile south-east), Wonersh (1 mile north-west), Grafham (1 mile south) and Bramley (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (5 miles north-west), Woking (9 miles north), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (12 miles west) and Reigate (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include St. Luke’s Hospital (3.9 miles north) and Surrey Police Museum (3.6 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger and Silent Pool.
- Local pubs include Red Lion Inn (under half a mile east)
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Next to a cold Christmas buffet, hot carved meat is far more welcome in December. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Also near Shamley Green
Other occasions in Shamley Green
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away