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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Shottermill, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Shottermill.
- Project wrap-ups
- Launch days
- Summer team parties
Corporate hog roast for Shottermill
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Shottermill
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. Typical bookings include staff thank-you lunches and team days and away days, with salads, coleslaw and spit-roast lamb.
Around Shottermill, teams work at farms, workshops and units. A hog roast suits all of them. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Events we cater in Shottermill
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Shottermill, including:
- Retirement do’s
- Client and customer events
- Site openings
- End-of-project celebrations
With the A287 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- Plates, china and cutlery
For event organisers in Shottermill
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
What affects the price in Shottermill
The price comes down to:
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
- Crockery choices
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A picture of the cooking area
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Shottermill: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Shottermill?
The closest is Haslemere station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
How far is Shottermill from London?
About 40 miles from central London.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
How does payment work for businesses?
Send your requirements, and the quote will include the terms.
Can you feed staff and families?
Yes. Give us total numbers and we’ll cater for all.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
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.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
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The process
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In Shottermill, summer evenings stay light until about 9:20pm, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. In late September, the light goes at about 7:05pm.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
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.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some staff will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A contact on site
- Access through the site gates
- Level hardstanding or lawn
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Business events near Shottermill
Shottermill is about 1 mile west of Haslemere, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Shottermill, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 13 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Shottermill is about 40 miles from central London, well within our area. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Wherever your staff event is in GU27 and GU26, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Fox Road, New Road and Lion Lane, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. You’ll find Shottermill on the A287, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. If your venue is just outside Shottermill, we also cover Hammer (1 mile west), Woolmer Hill (1 mile south-west), Haslemere (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north-west) and Hammer Bottom (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Haslemere and District Hospital (1.3 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Gibbet Hill and Lynchmere Commons.
- Local schools include Woolmer Hill School (0.7 miles north-west) and Woolmer Hill School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Staff Of Life Public House (under half a mile south-west)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why Shottermill hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, 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