West Berkshire · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Cold Ash, West Berkshire
Planning a hog roast for the crew in Cold Ash? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Commercials and music videos
- Location days
- End-of-shoot wraps
Film set catering for Cold Ash
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
About our film set catering in Cold Ash
We work with location managers and production offices on where we set up and when. For rural locations and historic house shoots, we’ll put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers for your crew.
Rural locations near Cold Ash can be a long way from food, so lunch at base matters. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Where
- Cold Ash (RG18)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Summer shoots near Cold Ash have light until about 9:25pm, so a wrap party can run into the evening.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We pack away straight after.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Let us know about tight access
Getting a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the shoot is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A named contact at base
- A safe distance from kit
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Cold Ash
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
Nearby places to Cold Ash
Other occasions in Cold Ash
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
We clear our spot after lunch.
For an evening wrap, tell us about lighting at base.
Events we cater in Cold Ash
A slow roast can wait a little.
However big or small the event in Cold Ash, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Shoots on location
- Countryside locations
- Wrap days
- Period locations
Cold Ash is roughly 51 miles from central London.
Before you book anyone
- How many staff will carve and serve
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Allergen information for every dish
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Cold Ash
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
FAQs for Cold Ash
Which station is closest to Cold Ash?
The closest is Thatcham station, roughly 2.3 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue 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.
Do you come to Cold Ash?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Cold Ash and the rest of West Berkshire included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
What about a wrap party?
Yes, a hog roast suits a relaxed wrap party, with lamb or chicken if you like.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Cold Ash for film and TV crews
Cold Ash is about 2 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Wherever your shoot is in Cold Ash, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Cold Ash is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Cold Ash to Reading (13 miles away).
Historic houses near Cold Ash include Shaw House (2.4 miles west) and Benham Park (4.6 miles west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property. Crew coming by rail can use the station: Thatcham station is about 2.3 miles away. Cold Ash is within about 7 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We bring hog roasts to shoots all over the RG18 postcode area. Local streets include Harewood Drive, Johnson's Lane and Walters Close; a shoot on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For shoots just outside Cold Ash, we cover Ashmore Green (1 mile south-west), Stone Copse (1 mile west), Longlane (2 miles north-west), Thatcham (2 miles south) and Wellhouse (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (3 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles south-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (9 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include West Berkshire Community Hospital (1.8 miles south-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cold Ash include Nature Discovery Centre.
- Schools near Cold Ash include Kennet School (1.8 miles south-east)
What affects the price in Cold Ash
There’s no fixed price list, because every shoot is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The date and time of year
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away