Greater London · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Thamesmead
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 Thamesmead.
- Site open days
- Retirement do’s
- Site openings
Corporate hog roast in Thamesmead
Corporate hog roast in Thamesmead, carved to order
At an open day, you need food that serves a lot of people quickly. A hog roast does exactly that, with our staff serving and clearing. On the menu are salads, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for team days and away days and staff summer days.
For offices in and around Thamesmead, the roaster normally goes in a car park, yard or courtyard, if the building allows gas cooking. Facilities teams typically need to approve gas equipment and access. You’ll know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
- Location
- Thamesmead (SE28, SE2, DA18)
- County
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Access through the site gates
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
As a London location, Thamesmead is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How it works
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Lunchtime bookings in Thamesmead are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any venue rules
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
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.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Planning a team lunch in Thamesmead
Thamesmead is about 2 miles north-east of Plumstead, in Greater London. Thamesmead and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. Thamesmead is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Thamesmead to London (10 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Abbey Wood station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre.
Anywhere in SE28, SE2 and DA18, we can bring the roaster to you. We can cater a staff event on streets such as Attlee Road, Aisher Road and Carlyle Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For staff events just outside Thamesmead, we cover Crossness (1 mile south-east), Dagenham Dock (1 mile north-east), Barking Riverside (1 mile north-west), Thames View Estate (2 miles north-west) and Hornchurch Marshes (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles west), City of Westminster (12 miles west), Marylebone (12 miles west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles west) and Shoreditch (9 miles west).
A little further out are Erith and District Hospital (2.6 miles south-east) and River (1.9 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Crossness Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Harris Garrard Academy (0.6 miles south-east)
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FAQs for Thamesmead
Could you cook in Abbey Wood Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Thamesmead?
The closest is Abbey Wood station, roughly 1 mile away.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will make it work.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
We serve on time, so people get back to work on time.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Perfect for your staff event in Thamesmead
We look after serving and clearing, so your team does not have to.
People around Thamesmead book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Milestone celebrations
- Client hospitality
- Summer staff parties
- Site openings
Within reach of Thamesmead are historic houses such as Eastbury Manor House (2.4 miles north-west) and Rainham Hall (2.9 miles east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- The space, cover and access they need
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How dietary needs are handled
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Served at the time you choose
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards