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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Upton, Oxfordshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in Upton.
- Open days and family days
- Team treats
- Client and customer events
A hog roast near Upton
How the day works
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. In Upton, summer evenings stay light until about 9:25pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. In late September, the light goes at about 7:10pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We pack away and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Corporate hog roast in Upton, slow-roasted on site
Staff days in Upton work well with a hog roast: rolls are fast to serve and easy to eat. There are choices for people who don’t eat pork. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for client and customer events and family fun days.
Rural businesses around Upton can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, low and slow, for hours.
- Where
- Upton (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Upton
What else we do in Upton
What affects the price in Upton
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- The serving time and how long we are 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.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and time of the event
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or OX11 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Upton questions
Do you cater at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is Upton too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can you set up in our car park?
Anywhere suitable and approved, outdoors and under cover.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
What comes with the hog roast?
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.
Events we cater in Upton
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Open days and family days
- Team treats
- Away days
- Long-service celebrations
Central London is about 50 miles from Upton, and we cover it as standard.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Should I cook it myself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
For planners, venues and organisers
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’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Planning a team lunch in Upton
Upton is about 2 miles south of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Upton and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. Upton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Upton to Oxford (12 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Brightwell Manor (4.7 miles north-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. For staff and visitors coming by train, Didcot Parkway station, about 2.4 miles north, is the nearest station. With the North Wessex Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the OX11 postcode area, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. From High Street, London Road and Pound Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Upton we cover include West Hagbourne (1 mile north), Coscote (1 mile north), East Hagbourne (1 mile north-east), Blewbury (1 mile south-east) and Chilton (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles north), Wantage (7 miles west), Grove (7 miles west), Faringdon (15 miles west) and Benson (7 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (2.4 miles west) and Brightwell Castle (4.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Upton includes Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.
- Local schools include St Birinus School (1.8 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The George at Upton pub (within half a mile south-west)
Where the roaster can go in Upton
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
A hog roast compared with other options
For client events, add china, sides and a second roast to make it more formal. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book our hog roast in Upton
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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