West Berkshire · England
Film Set Catering in Ball Hill
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the crew makes the food part of your shoot in Ball Hill.
- Unit base lunches
- Commercials and music videos
- Farm and estate locations
Film set catering in Ball Hill
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Travel to Ball Hill
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Numbers
- Crockery choices
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Film set catering in Ball Hill, carved to order
For a wrap party, a hog roast is relaxed and generous, with crew eating together at the end of the shoot. For extended shoot days and ad shoots, we’ll put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and a vegan option for your crew.
Near Ball Hill, check tracks and ground with locations. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Where
- Ball Hill (RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a full location catering unit, a hog roast suits single days and smaller crews. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Ball Hill
- An itemised quote
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Where the roaster can go in Ball Hill
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- A level area at base
- A route for our vehicle
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Ball Hill
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Late-September shoots near Ball Hill lose the light at about 7:10pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- Production sends us the location and call times.
- We check access to base and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We pack away straight after.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or RG20 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some crew won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request gluten-free rolls
When lunch is called, we carve fast.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Who books film set catering in Ball Hill?
We bring everything we need.
In Ball Hill and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Location days
- Unit base lunches
- Historic house shoots
- Countryside locations
For crew arriving by train, Kintbury station, about 3.1 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Allergen information for every dish
- If the price includes VAT
Crew catering near Ball Hill
Ball Hill is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We cater shoots across Ball Hill and nearby, from gardens to fields. Ball Hill is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 19 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Stargroves (1.5 miles south) and Benham Park (3 miles north-east). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property. Ball Hill is about 57 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
We cover shoots in every part of the RG20 postcode area. Local streets include Knights Lea, Gore End Road and Knights Lane; a shoot on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Ball Hill, we also cover Hamstead Marshall (1 mile north), Woolton Hill (1 mile south-east), Crockham Heath (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (2 miles east) and Penwood (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (7 miles east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north-east), Hungerford (6 miles north-west) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west).
A little further out are Newbury Castle (2.2 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Ball Hill include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Ball Hill
Is Ball Hill too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast in Hamstead Marshall Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What does the production need from you?
Send us your requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Where do you set up on a shoot?
At base, on level ground. Locations will confirm the spot.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards