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Film Set Catering in Hampstead Garden Suburb
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 Hampstead Garden Suburb.
- Wrap days
- Long shoot days
- Period drama shoots
A hog roast near Hampstead Garden Suburb
Film set catering in Hampstead Garden Suburb, carved to order
Wrap parties suit a hog roast too, with crew eating together at the end of the shoot. Whether it is lunch at base and ad shoots, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
In Hampstead Garden Suburb, unit bases are often in car parks or yards. Locations will arrange our position, frequently with council permission. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
- Location
- Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11, N2, N3)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Hampstead Garden Suburb
What’s the nearest station to Hampstead Garden Suburb?
The closest is Brent Cross West station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast in Lyttelton Playing Fields?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Can you get to rural locations?
Share the route to base and we will confirm.
What about crew who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
We can add chicken, lamb or vegetarian options.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Also near Hampstead Garden Suburb
Also in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Why choose film set catering in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
We are self-contained at base.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Hampstead Garden Suburb, such as:
- Wrap days
- Base catering
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Commercials and music videos
Nearby historic houses include Heath Hall (0.8 miles south-east) and Kenwood House (1.1 miles south-east). Historic houses are popular locations, and most keep cooking well away from the house, so plan the unit base with locations.
Before booking anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- VAT, if it applies
- The full menu and the sides
- Staffing on the day
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- A named contact at base
- Access agreed with locations
- The location manager’s agreement
Hampstead Garden Suburb is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
How it works
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Summer shoots near Hampstead Garden Suburb have light until about 9:20pm, so a wrap party can run into the evening.
- Tell us the base location.
- We agree our position with locations.
- We roast under cover at base.
- We serve rolls or plates quickly.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Crew catering near Hampstead Garden Suburb
Hampstead Garden Suburb is about 1 mile south-west of East Finchley, in Greater London. We cater shoots across Hampstead Garden Suburb and nearby, from gardens to fields. Hampstead Garden Suburb is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 7 miles away.
For cast and crew travelling by train, Brent Cross West station, about 2.1 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Hampstead Garden Suburb is on or near the A1, good for unit base access.
Wherever your shoot is in NW11, N2 and N3, we can bring the roaster to you. From Maya Road, Oakwood Road and Bigwood Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Being close to the A1, Hampstead Garden Suburb is easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places where we cater shoots include Temple Fortune (1 mile west), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), Golders Green (1 mile south-west), North End (1 mile south) and Vale of Health (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Municipal Borough of Finchley (1.2 miles north) and Jewish Museum - Finchley (0.9 miles north). The countryside around Hampstead Garden Suburb includes Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
- Nearby schools include Brookland Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles north) and The King Alfred School (0.9 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Old White Lion pub (0.9 miles east)
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Post allergen details at base
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
We work to the location’s rules.
Lamb or chicken gives the crew a choice.
For event organisers in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What affects the price in Hampstead Garden Suburb
The biggest factors are:
- Plates or china
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Hampstead Garden Suburb, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Compared with a full location caterer, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Hampstead Garden Suburb
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Serving and clearing done for you
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards