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Corporate Hog Roast for Shepherd's Green
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Corporate hog roast in Shepherd's Green.
- Open days and family days
- Site openings
- Project wrap-ups
Book a hog roast in Shepherd's Green
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
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.
How our corporate hog roast works in Shepherd's Green
Staff days in Shepherd's Green work well with a hog roast: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. There are choices for people who don’t eat pork. On the menu are halloumi skewers, salads and spit-roast lamb, and we are regularly asked to cater team-building days and client and customer events.
At country workplaces around Shepherd's Green, we can cook in the yard. Tell us about access. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your staff.
- Location
- Shepherd's Green (RG9)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your staff will smell it long before they see it. Lunchtime bookings in Shepherd's Green 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 9:25pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- 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 pack away and go.
Preparing for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Level hardstanding or lawn
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Perfect for your staff event in Shepherd's Green
Our staff serve and clear, so your team does not have to.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Shepherd's Green:
- Summer staff parties
- Client hospitality
- Family fun days
- Team treats
Among the historic houses close to Shepherd's Green are Greys Court (0.7 miles east) and Greenlands (4.1 miles east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs are handled
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Shepherd's Green questions
What’s the nearest station to Shepherd's Green?
The closest is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Requirements vary: pass on your list and we’ll respond.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What about staff who don’t eat pork?
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 don’t offer halal meat.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
Yes. Add china, sides and a second roast for a more formal feel.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some staff will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Shepherd's Green
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning a team lunch in Shepherd's Green
Shepherd's Green is about 5 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Planning a hog roast for your team in Shepherd's Green? We cover the whole area. We cater all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Commuters will know that the closest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.2 miles east of the centre. Central London is about 38 miles from Shepherd's Green. With the Chilterns National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater staff events across the RG9 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a staff event on streets such as Shepherds Green and Satwell Close, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For staff events just outside Shepherd's Green, we cover Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile south), Highmoor Cross (1 mile north-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile south-west), Peppard Hill (1 mile south-west) and Highmoor (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (13 miles west), Thame (14 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (3 miles east), Benson (8 miles north-west), Chinnor (11 miles north) and Tilehurst (6 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Frazer Nash Archives (3.4 miles east) and Battle Hospital (6 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Lamb pub (0.5 miles west)
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
Give us a contact on site for the day, so we can find you quickly.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away