West Berkshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Great Shefford
Corporate hog roast in Great Shefford: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
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Corporate hog roast in Great Shefford
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it is carved the same way, frequently with mint sauce.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan staff can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
How our corporate hog roast works in Great Shefford
Workplaces have rules, and we work to them: vehicle access, gas equipment and where we can cook. Pass on your site’s requirements. Typical bookings include launch days and team treats, serving halloumi skewers, salads and crackling.
Near Great Shefford, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Area
- Great Shefford (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a staff barbecue, everyone gets to join in. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why Great Shefford hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
FAQs for Great Shefford
How far is Great Shefford from London?
Roughly 58 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Great Shefford?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
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.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: pass on your list and we’ll respond.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Perfect for your staff event in Great Shefford
It needs no kitchen on site, only an outdoor cooking area.
Whatever the occasion in Great Shefford, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- End-of-project celebrations
- Site open days
- Client and customer events
- Site openings
Great Shefford is about 58 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether travel is included
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
The process
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Evening staff events in Great Shefford need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:25pm in June to 4:00pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Staff days in Great Shefford: access and travel
Great Shefford is about 8 miles north-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Planning a hog roast for your team in Great Shefford? We can help. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Great Shefford to Reading (about 20 miles away).
With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
For staff events in RG17, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Streets in the area include Station Road, The Mead and Miller's Field, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include East Shefford (1 mile south-east), Weston (1 mile south-east), East Garston (2 miles north-west), Shefford Woodlands (2 miles south-west) and East Garston Woodlands (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (8 miles south-east), Thatcham (10 miles south-east), Speenhamland (7 miles south-east), Hungerford (5 miles south-west), Lambourn (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (7 miles south-east).
Open spaces near Great Shefford include Sole Common Pond.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Site access
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The date and time of year
- Plates or china
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Where the event is
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Add rotisserie chicken or lamb for choice.
Nearby places to Great Shefford
Other occasions in Great Shefford
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards