Surrey · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Shackleford, Surrey
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Shackleford.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Site open days
- Client and customer events
Slow-roasted pork in Shackleford
How our corporate hog roast works in Shackleford
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. Popular choices include salads, hog roast rolls and spit-roast lamb, and we’re regularly asked to cater thank-you lunches and project wrap-ups.
For farms and rural sites near Shackleford, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Should I cook it myself?
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.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Planning a team lunch in Shackleford
Shackleford is about 5 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. We take a hog roast for your team to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Shackleford and the surrounding area. Shackleford is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover.
Within reach of Shackleford are historic houses such as Wanborough Manor (2.1 miles north) and Loseley Park (2.7 miles east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers. For staff and visitors coming by train, Godalming station is about 2.2 miles away. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Staff events anywhere in GU8 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many staff. From The Street, Lombard Street and Chalk Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. For staff events just outside Shackleford, we cover Hurtmore (1 mile east), Puttenham (2 miles north), Compton (2 miles north-east), Wanborough (2 miles north) and Binscombe (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (5 miles north-east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Farnham (6 miles west), Dorking (15 miles east) and Frimley (8 miles north).
A little further out are Charterhouse School Museum (1.8 miles east) and Milford Hospital (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Shackleford includes Farncombe Wood and Hog's Back.
- Schools near Shackleford include Prior's Field School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Seale and Tongham (3 miles north-west)
How it works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Lunchtime bookings in Shackleford are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast compared with other options
If it’s for clients, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken for a more polished feel. 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, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why Shackleford hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved to order by a chef
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Share the allergen information with the team
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
Add sides for a bigger lunch.
Questions from Shackleford
Do you come out to small places like Shackleford?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can you feed everyone in a short break?
Yes. We time the roast to be ready and serve quickly. Rolls keep service quick.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
What will our facilities team need?
Let us know your site’s requirements, and we will tell you what we can send.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it is carved the same way.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Towns and villages near Shackleford
Other occasions in Shackleford
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- A contact on site
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Events we cater in Shackleford
It brings people together outside the office.
Here’s what people in Shackleford most often book a hog roast for:
- Site openings
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Away days
- Summer team parties
Shackleford is about 32 miles from central London, well within our area.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether travel is included
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away