Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Oakridge, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your team in Oakridge? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Site openings
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Away days
Slow-roasted pork in Oakridge
How it 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. After-work summer events in Oakridge have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer and 8:55pm in late May, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:10pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We leave the site clean.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your staff
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Every staff event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: fill in our quote form.
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How our corporate hog roast works in Oakridge
For a staff day in Oakridge, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser: rolls are fast to serve and easy to eat. There are choices for people who don’t eat pork. Typical bookings include project wrap-ups and site open days, serving spit-roast lamb, hog roast rolls and crackling.
Around Oakridge, teams work at farms, workshops and units. A hog roast suits all of them. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, and handy for anyone who does not eat pork.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Oakridge
Is Oakridge close to London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Oakridge?
Basingstoke station, in Oakridge itself.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Where on site can you cook?
Most car parks and yards are fine, if there is a level spot away from buildings and vehicles.
Do you cater open days with families?
Yes, a hog roast suits open days, with alternatives for everyone.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
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.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If it’s for clients, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken to make it more formal. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why Oakridge hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Served at the time you choose
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Workplace catering around Oakridge
Oakridge is about 1 mile north-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We cover staff events in Oakridge, as well as the surrounding area. Oakridge is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Reading, about 13 miles away.
With the A3010 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward. For colleagues arriving by train, Basingstoke station serves Oakridge directly.
We cater staff events across the RG21 and RG24 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include New Road, Vyne Road and Goat Lane, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Oakridge sits on or near the A3010, which makes travel to your staff event easy. We also bring hog roasts to staff events in Eastrop (1 mile south-east), Popley (1 mile north), Viables (1 mile south), Lychpit (2 miles east) and Old Basing (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Farnborough (14 miles east), Fleet (11 miles east), Aldershot (14 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (12 miles north-east) and Tadley (6 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Basing House (1.6 miles east) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (1.1 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Local schools include Oakridge Junior School (less than half a mile north-west) and The Costello School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Rising Sun pub (under half a mile south-west)
Perfect for your staff event in Oakridge
Our staff serve and clear, so your team does not have to.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Oakridge:
- Customer days
- Family fun days
- End-of-project celebrations
- Team treats
Oakridge sits roughly 46 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Before booking anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Who carves and who serves
Full catering or machine hire?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
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Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
If the schedule moves, tell us: we can hold the roast for a short time.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- Travel to Oakridge
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards