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Christmas Party Catering in Spencers Wood, West Berkshire
Christmas hog roast in Spencers Wood: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Festive open evenings
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Sports club Christmas do’s
A hog roast near Spencers Wood
About our Christmas hog roast in Spencers Wood
From office parties to village Christmas fairs, we cater festive events around Spencers Wood, from small teams to big crowds. We serve crackling, apple sauce and roast potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers and society Christmas socials.
Around Spencers Wood, Christmas parties are frequently at home, the village hall or a club. We need firm ground and some light. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Where
- Spencers Wood (RG7, RG2)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Spencers Wood
What’s the nearest station to Spencers Wood?
Reading Green Park station, about 2.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Could you cook in Swallowfield Meadow?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you cover Spencers Wood?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Spencers Wood and the rest of West Berkshire included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
How the day works
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Late-December sunset in Spencers Wood comes at about 3:55pm. Evening Christmas parties need a well-lit carving station, and a lit path from the door.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue and send a price.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- We carve and serve hot when you’re ready.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or RG7 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Also near Spencers Wood
What else we do in Spencers Wood
A hog roast or other catering?
Mix and match: pork for the crackling fans, turkey for traditionalists. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Timed around your day
- An itemised quote
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Spencers Wood
Rolls suit a mingling party.
In Spencers Wood and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Society Christmas socials
- Work Christmas parties
- Festive family get-togethers
A winter fair at a school like Oakbank gets dark early, so hot food is popular.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the price includes, item by item
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Space, access and the venue
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Parking near the cooking area
- Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Roast turkey
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
We work out each quote from:
- The date and time of year
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
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: send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Festive bookings around Spencers Wood
Spencers Wood is about 4 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. We cover Spencers Wood and its neighbours for Christmas parties. Spencers Wood is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we cater.
If a church like St Michael and All Angels is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. For colleagues travelling by train, Reading Green Park station is about 2.6 miles away.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG7 and RG2, and we can cater your Christmas party anywhere in it. Streets in the area include The Square, Green End Close and Salmon Close, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For Christmas parties just outside Spencers Wood, we cover Grazeley (1 mile west), Swallowfield (1 mile south), Beech Hill (2 miles south-west), Riseley (2 miles south) and Arborfield Cross (3 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (5 miles north-west) and Shaw (15 miles west). Spencers Wood is among the bigger towns we cover in West Berkshire, with plenty of venues for Christmas parties.
Nearby you will also find Beaumys Castle (1.4 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (3.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Longwater and The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Ryeish Green School (0.6 miles north) and Lambs Lane Primary School (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Farriers Arms (within half a mile north-west)
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards