Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Film Set Catering in Cookham
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the crew in Cookham and the surrounding area.
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Music video days
- Lunch at base
Planning an event in Cookham?
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
How our film set catering works in Cookham
Crew numbers can be large, and carving serves a crowd fast. Add sides for a full meal. We’re frequently asked to cater historic house shoots and wrap days, serving salads, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
Near Cookham, base may be a field or yard, so ground conditions matter. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Cookham (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Cookham
Is Cookham close to London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to Cookham?
Cookham has its own station: Cookham station.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Do you do wrap parties?
Of course. Send us the details.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Where do you set up on a shoot?
A level outdoor spot clear of trucks and kit.
Occasions we serve in Cookham
It works for wrap parties as well as shoot days.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Milestone days on set
- Wrap days
- Location shoots
- Extended shoot days
Nearby historic houses include Cliveden (1.7 miles east) and Harleyford Manor (3.5 miles west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property.
What to look for in a quote
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- If the price includes VAT
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
The process
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late-September shoots near Cookham lose the light at about 7:05pm, so a late wrap needs lighting at base.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- When lunch is called, we carve and serve quickly.
- We pack up and leave the base tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
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
Why choose a hog roast in Cookham?
A hog roast can be a special day alongside regular catering. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Cookham hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved to order by a chef
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking area
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Cookham, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some crew will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Post allergen details at base
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Halal is not offered
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
We pack away straight after service.
Wrap parties can run into the evening.
Nearby places to Cookham
Also in Cookham
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A route for our vehicle
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
- A level area at base
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Cookham for film and TV crews
Cookham is about 2 miles south-east of Marlow, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We bring a hog roast for the crew to shoots anywhere in Cookham, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead. We cater events right across the region, from Cookham to Reading (13 miles away).
Central London is about 28 miles from Cookham, within easy reach for London-based crews. For crew arriving by train, Cookham has its own station, Cookham station.
We cover shoots in every part of the SL6 postcode area. Streets in the area include Station Road, Church Road and High Street, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Cookham, we also cover Cookham Dean (1 mile west), Furze Platt (2 miles south), Coldmoorholme (2 miles north), Bourne End (2 miles north-east) and Cores End (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Windsor (7 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles south), North Ascot (10 miles south), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (12 miles south) and South Ascot (11 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Windsor and Maidenhead, Cookham has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Marlow Museum (2.2 miles west) and Marlow Community Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Warren Nature Reserve and Taplow Lake.
- Nearby schools include Furze Platt Senior School (1.6 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Old Swan Uppers pub (0.5 miles east)
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away