Oxfordshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire
Treat your staff to a proper hog roast at your staff event in Hampton Poyle. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Site open days
- Customer days
- Thank-you lunches
Corporate hog roast for Hampton Poyle
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Corporate hog roast in Hampton Poyle, slow-roasted on site
A summer party for staff in Hampton Poyle does not have to mean a restaurant booking. Keep everyone on site with a hog roast. Popular choices include coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater summer team parties and retirement do’s.
Near Hampton Poyle, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. The carving happens right in front of your staff, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Hampton Poyle (OX5)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- How many people are eating
- Season and day of the week
- Distance from us
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.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and time of the event
- The address or postcode
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Daytime open days in Hampton Poyle are rarely affected by light, though in winter it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- 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.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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FAQs for Hampton Poyle
Which station is closest to Hampton Poyle?
Islip station, about 1.5 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Hampton Poyle too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
What will our facilities team need?
Tell us what your site asks for, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to taking the team out, a hog roast is easier to organise and keeps people together. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Hampton Poyle hosts choose us
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See our prices page and the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
For event organisers in Hampton Poyle
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
Name someone in facilities or reception for the day.
Tell us about branding or theming for open days and we’ll fit in.
Places near Hampton Poyle
What else we do in Hampton Poyle
Occasions we serve in Hampton Poyle
It gets the team out and talking.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Milestone celebrations
- Retirement do’s
- Team treats
- Client and customer events
For staff and visitors coming by train, Islip station is about 1.5 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Workplace catering around Hampton Poyle
Hampton Poyle is about 6 miles north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Thinking about a hog roast for your team in Hampton Poyle? We cover the whole area. Hampton Poyle is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 6 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Blenheim Palace (3.9 miles west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. Central London is about 55 miles from Hampton Poyle, well within our area.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX5, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. Whether your staff event is on Bletchingdon Road and Oxford Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Hampton Poyle, we also cover Bletchingdon (1 mile north), Kidlington (1 mile south-west), Gosford (2 miles south), Islip (2 miles south-east) and Enslow (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (6 miles south), Bicester (7 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (14 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Acland Hospital (5.2 miles south) and Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.9 miles west). Open spaces near Hampton Poyle include Woodsides Meadow.
- Local pubs include Bell at Hampton pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards