Wokingham · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in The Holt, Wokingham
Corporate hog roast in The Holt: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Milestone celebrations
- Open days and family days
- Client and customer events
Book a hog roast in The Holt
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Name someone in facilities or reception for the day.
Tell us about branding or theming for open days.
About our corporate hog roast in The Holt
Staff days in The Holt work well with a hog roast: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. On the menu are salads, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw, and we’re frequently booked for milestone celebrations and site open days.
For farms and rural sites near The Holt, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Distance from us
- The date and time of year
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which suits bigger events.
What happens on the day
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Evening staff events in The Holt need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:25pm in June to 3:55pm in December.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from The Holt
How far is The Holt from London?
About 32 miles from central London.
Is The Holt too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Let us know your site’s requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Do you cover The Holt?
Yes, The Holt is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Where on site can you cook?
A car park, yard or grounds generally works, given level ground and clearance.
How do we book for a business?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we’ll explain the booking terms.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Also near The Holt
Other occasions in The Holt
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Our staff serve and clear
- Carved to order by a chef
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Timed around your day
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Perfect for your staff event in The Holt
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near The Holt, including:
- Site open days
- New premises openings
- Staff thank-you lunches
- End-of-project celebrations
Among the historic houses close to The Holt are Harleyford Manor (3.9 miles north) and Greenlands (4.8 miles north-west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Allergen information for every dish
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Where the roaster can go in The Holt
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
Planning a team lunch in The Holt
The Holt is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. The Holt is well within our area for staff events and the places nearby. We cater 35 places in Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from The Holt to Reading (7 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, Wargrave station is about 1.7 miles away. The Holt sits roughly 32 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
We cover staff events in every part of RG10 and the streets around it. Local streets include Blakes Lane and Bath Road; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to The Holt we cover include Kiln Green (1 mile east), Hare Hatch (1 mile south-west), Ruscombe (2 miles south-west), Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles south-east) and Twyford (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Frazer Nash Archives (3.2 miles north-west) and St Mark's Hospital (4.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near The Holt include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
- Local schools include Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (1.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Queen Victoria pub (within half a mile south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away