Wokingham · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Coley Park
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Coley Park? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Team treats
- Summer team parties
- Long-service celebrations
Corporate hog roast for Coley Park
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Coley Park
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. We are frequently asked to cater staff thank-you lunches and summer team parties, serving halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw.
Teams near Coley Park frequently go for a lunch in the yard or grounds. Let us know about the site. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Coley Park for staff days and open days
Coley Park is about 1 mile south-west of Reading, in Wokingham. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Coley Park, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Coley Park is one of 35 places in Wokingham where we cater.
By road, Coley Park is on or near the A4, which makes it easy for us to reach. Among the historic houses close to Coley Park are Mapledurham House (3.5 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
We cover staff events in every part of RG1, RG30 and RG2 and the streets around it. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Hay Road, Shaw Road and Field Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Coley Park is on the A4, which makes the journey straightforward. Close by, we cover staff events in Reading (1 mile north-east), West Reading (1 mile north-west), Green Park (1 mile south), Whitley (2 miles south-east) and Newtown (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Wokingham (6 miles east), Woodley (4 miles east), Crowthorne (10 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles south-east), Winnersh (5 miles east) and Woosehill (6 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1 mile north-west) and Broad Street Mall (0.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Coley Park includes Sonning Hill and South Lake.
- Schools near Coley Park include The WREN School (0.6 miles west) and Elvian School (0.6 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Foresters Arms (under half a mile north)
- Other local spots include University of Reading library (1.8 miles east)
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. In Coley Park, summer evenings stay light until about 9:25pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:10pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
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Coley Park questions
How far is Coley Park from London?
About 39 miles from central London.
Can you do a hog roast in Eldon Square?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How do we book for a business?
Let us know your company’s booking requirements, and we will explain the booking terms.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
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. Sort that first.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
What affects the price in Coley Park
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Plates or china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Coley Park
It’s quick to serve once carving starts, which suits fixed lunch breaks.
People around Coley Park book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Project wrap-ups
- Family fun days
- Summer staff parties
- Away days
For staff and visitors coming by train, Reading West station, about 0.7 miles north, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, and the roast cooks through the morning.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Nearby places to Coley Park
Other occasions in Coley Park
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why us?
- Carved to order by a chef
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- We bring everything to cook and serve
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away