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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Bellfields, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for the crew turns the food into a centrepiece of your shoot in Bellfields.
- Commercials and music videos
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Historic house shoots
Film set catering in Bellfields
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Film set catering in Bellfields, carved to order
Crews can be big, and carving serves a crowd fast. Add sides for a full meal. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and salads, and typical bookings are for location days and commercials and music videos.
Shoots around Bellfields frequently use houses, farms and lanes. Tell us about the route to base. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Planning a shoot in Bellfields
Bellfields is about 1 mile north of Guildford, in Surrey. Bellfields is well within our area for shoots and the places nearby. Bellfields is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater.
Bellfields is on or near the A3 and A320, good for unit base access. Bellfields is about 27 miles from central London. Bellfields is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We cover shoots in every part of the GU1, GU2 and GU3 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a shoot in a garden on Lock Road, Manor Road and South Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Bellfields sits on or near the A3 and A320, which makes travel to your shoot easy. Nearby, we also cater shoots in Guildford (1 mile south), Stoughton (1 mile west), Jacobs Well (1 mile north-east), Westborough (1 mile south-west) and Abbotswood (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Woking (4 miles north), Camberley (8 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (12 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (12 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Guildford Castle (1.5 miles south) and Guildford Cathedral Treasury (1.1 miles south-west). Open spaces near Bellfields include Pewley Hill and Pewley Down.
- Nearby schools include Christ's College (under half a mile north-west) and Weyfield Academy (less than half a mile east)
- Local pubs include Wooden Bridge pub (0.5 miles south-west)
FAQs for Bellfields
Could you cook in Riverside Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How far is Bellfields from London?
About 27 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
What about crew who don’t eat pork?
We can add chicken, lamb or vegetarian options.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- The date and time of year
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU1 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Bellfields
Other occasions in Bellfields
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Plan separately for halal if needed
Name a contact for the day, generally locations or the production office.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
Where the roaster can go in Bellfields
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Vehicle access to base
- A safe distance from kit
- Sign-off from the location
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
Why choose a hog roast in Bellfields?
Some productions combine a hog roast with their usual caterer. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
How the day works
When we arrive, 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. Early starts matter for a hog roast at base, and winter daylight in Bellfields ends around 3:55pm, so we may set up under lights.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We pack away straight after.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
Planning help
Events we cater in Bellfields
Good for wraps too.
Whatever the occasion in Bellfields, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Music video days
- Unit base lunches
- Countryside locations
- Period drama shoots
Among the historic houses close to Bellfields are Guildford Castle (1.5 miles south) and Loseley Park (3 miles south-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property.
Comparing caterers
- Staffing on the day
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Allergen information for every dish
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards