Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Blackwater, Hampshire
Film set catering in Blackwater: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Location shoots
- Countryside locations
- Historic house shoots
Film set catering in Blackwater
What affects the price in Blackwater
Each price is built from:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, please mention:
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
Send us the date, the address or GU17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
About our film set catering in Blackwater
The roaster cooks outdoors under cover, away from equipment and trucks, agreed with the location manager. We are frequently asked to cater farm and estate locations and shoots on location, with rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and salads.
Near Blackwater, base may be a field or yard. The carving happens right in front of your crew, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
A hog roast can be a special day alongside regular catering, for a wrap or a milestone. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Blackwater hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Blackwater questions
Is Blackwater close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London.
Could you cook in Sandhurst Memorial Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Can you cater our wrap?
We do. Tell us the date and location.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Post allergen details at base
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We pack away straight after service.
For an evening wrap.
How it works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Early starts matter for a hog roast at base, and winter daylight in Blackwater ends around 3:55pm, so we may set up under lights.
- We start with the location, call times and numbers.
- We check access to base and quote.
- Our position and arrival are agreed in advance.
- When lunch is called, we carve and serve quickly.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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Location catering around Blackwater
Blackwater is about 1 mile south of Sandhurst, in Hampshire. A hog roast suits shoots around Blackwater, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to 683 places across Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Blackwater to Guildford (about 11 miles away).
Blackwater is about 32 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Here we cover the GU17 postcode area, and we can cater your shoot anywhere in it. Streets in the area include London Road, Bell Lane and Ash Close, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For shoots just outside Blackwater, we cover Frogmore (1 mile west), Hawley (1 mile south-east), College Town (1 mile north-east), Sandhurst (1 mile north) and York Town (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Basingstoke (14 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles south), Fleet (5 miles south-west), Aldershot (6 miles south), Alton (15 miles south-west) and Tadley (15 miles west).
A little further out are Frimley Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-east) and Staff College Museum (1.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Horseshoe Lake and Ball Hill.
- Schools near Blackwater include Frogmore Community College (0.8 miles west)
- Local pubs include Mr Bumble pub (0.6 miles south-east)
- Local facilities include Royal Military Academy Library (1.2 miles north-east)
What else we do in Blackwater
Occasions we serve in Blackwater
Carving serves a crew fast.
People around Blackwater book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Historic house shoots
- Extended shoot days
- Wrap parties
- Milestone days on set
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Blackwater station, about 0.6 miles east.
What to look for in a quote
- Who carves and who serves
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether travel is included
- Allergen information for every dish
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A route for our vehicle
- Shelter for crew
- Sign-off from the location
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Blackwater
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
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.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away