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Corporate Hog Roast in Purley
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Corporate hog roast in Purley.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Customer days
- Summer team parties
Planning an event in Purley?
What affects the price in Purley
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Travel to Purley
- Menu choices and extras
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
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. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Corporate hog roast in Purley, slow-roasted on site
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. Add china and sides for a more formal feel. We serve rotisserie chicken, salads and halloumi skewers, and we’re often booked for site open days and thank-you lunches.
Around Purley, workplace bookings tend to use car parks, yards and courtyards. Get facilities’ approval for gas cooking early. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Where
- Purley (CR8, CR2, CR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Purley
More for events in Purley
Occasions we serve in Purley
There are options for people who do not eat pork.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Purley. Here are some of the most popular:
- Retirement do’s
- End-of-project celebrations
- Summer team parties
- New premises openings
Being near the A2022 makes Purley a simple run.
Questions to ask before booking
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Who carves and who serves
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Step by step
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. After-work summer events in Purley have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer and 8:50pm in late May, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. By late September, sunset is around 7:05pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We roast on site.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We leave the site clean.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with individual food vans, carving serves the whole team fast. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Purley
Could you cook in Dollypers Hill?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Purley?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard generally works. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we will advise.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you cater in Purley?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
How does payment work for businesses?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we’ll confirm how booking and payment work.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Staff days in Purley: access and travel
Purley is about 2 miles south-west of Croydon, in Greater London. We cover staff events in Purley, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater all 764 towns and villages across Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Addington Palace (3.6 miles north-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. Commuters will know that there’s a station right in Purley: Purley station.
Here we cover the CR8, CR2 and CR5 postcode area, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. That could mean a staff event in a garden on High Street, Church Road and Brighton Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. With the A2022 close by, Purley is simple for us to get to for your staff event. If your venue is just outside Purley, we also cover Peaks Hill (1 mile north-west), Woodcote (1 mile west), Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north-west) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (13 miles north), Kensington (12 miles north), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (13 miles north).
A little further out are St George's Walk (2.7 miles north) and County Borough of Croydon (2.6 miles north). The countryside around Purley includes Duppas Hill and Foxley Wood.
- Local schools include Thomas More Catholic School (0.5 miles north) and Laleham Lea School (0.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Jolly Farmers pub (less than half a mile north-east)
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- A contact on site
As a London location, Purley is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Coleslaw
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards