Oxfordshire · England
Film Set Catering for Harpsden Bottom
Looking for a hog roast for the crew in Harpsden Bottom? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Crew thank-you days
- Lunch at base
- Wrap days
Planning an event in Harpsden Bottom?
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a full location caterer, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
About our film set catering in Harpsden Bottom
Crews in Harpsden Bottom work long days, and lunch needs to be hot and on time. A hog roast works well at base: it roasts through the morning and is carved fast when lunch is called. Whether it’s end-of-shoot wraps and period drama shoots, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and a vegan option.
For a shoot in a place like Harpsden Bottom, tracks and soft ground need checking. 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
- Harpsden Bottom (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Why choose film set catering in Harpsden Bottom?
We are self-contained at base.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Harpsden Bottom:
- Period drama shoots
- Countryside locations
- Wrap parties
- Base catering
Among the historic houses close to Harpsden Bottom are Greys Court (2.3 miles north-west) and Greenlands (3.2 miles north-east). Period locations like these normally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early.
Questions to ask before you book
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether travel is included
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your shoot. In December, daylight in Harpsden Bottom ends around 3:55pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. In summer, light lasts until about 9:25pm.
- Tell us the base location.
- We confirm where we set up.
- We cook at base.
- Service is quick.
- We leave base tidy.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
Every shoot is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your shoot: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Season and day of the week
- The number of people
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Nearby places to Harpsden Bottom
What else we do in Harpsden Bottom
For event organisers in Harpsden Bottom
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Shelter for crew
- Flat ground at the unit base
- Sign-off from the location
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Harpsden Bottom
Do you come out to small places like Harpsden Bottom?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Harpsden Bottom?
The closest is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 1.1 miles away.
Do you go to remote locations?
Share the route to base and we’ll confirm.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Can you cater our wrap?
We do.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your shoot for a quote.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Post allergen details at base
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request gluten-free rolls
We follow location rules on vehicles and timings.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
Crew catering near Harpsden Bottom
Harpsden Bottom is about 4 miles north-east of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. A hog roast suits shoots around Harpsden Bottom, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Harpsden Bottom to Reading (about 6 miles away).
Harpsden Bottom is about 35 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east of the centre.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in RG9, and we can cater your shoot anywhere in it. Neighbouring places where we cater shoots include Harpsden (1 mile east), Henley-on-Thames (1 mile north-east), Shiplake Cross (2 miles south-east), Binfield Heath (2 miles south) and Lower Assendon (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Didcot (15 miles north-west), Benson (11 miles north-west), Chinnor (12 miles north), Tilehurst (7 miles south-west), Wallingford (11 miles north-west) and Little Heath (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Hospital (5.3 miles south) and Frazer Nash Archives (1 mile north-east). The countryside around Harpsden Bottom includes Hurley Chalk Pit and Sonning Hill.
- Schools near Harpsden Bottom include Valley Road School (0.6 miles north) and Rupert House School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Saracen's Head pub (0.8 miles north-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards