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Film Set Catering for Pease Pottage
Film set catering in Pease Pottage: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Crew thank-you days
- Lunch at base
- Wrap parties
Book a hog roast in Pease Pottage
Film set catering in Pease Pottage, carved to order
If lunch moves, a cooked roast can be held for a while. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes. For unit base lunches and wrap days, we can cook salads, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes.
Shoots around Pease Pottage often use houses, farms and lanes. Let us know about access. Timings are planned around your shoot, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
- Where
- Pease Pottage (RH11)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
For a wrap party, it is a relaxed way to finish. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Pease Pottage hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Access agreed with locations
- A named contact at base
- Shelter for crew
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
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Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Halal isn’t offered
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Share the allergen list with the crew
When lunch is called, we carve fast.
Wrap parties can run into the evening.
Pease Pottage: your questions answered
Could you cook in Tilgate Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Pease Pottage?
Crawley station, about 2 miles north of the centre.
Do you go to remote locations?
Share the route to base and we’ll confirm.
Can you cater for vegans on set?
Add alternatives to suit your crew.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
What happens on the day
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. By late September, sunset near Pease Pottage is about 7:05pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- You get a check on access and a quote.
- We agree where we set up and when we arrive.
- We carve to order the moment lunch is called.
- We pack away straight after service.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose film set catering in Pease Pottage?
It feeds a crew quickly once carving starts.
Hosts in Pease Pottage book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Rural locations
- Lunch at base
- Crew thank-you days
- Wrap days
Among the historic houses close to Pease Pottage are Tyes Place (3.4 miles south). If you’re shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether travel is included
Planning a shoot in Pease Pottage
Pease Pottage is about 2 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. We cater shoots across Pease Pottage and nearby, from gardens to fields. We cater 371 places across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 18 miles away.
For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Crawley station, roughly 2 miles north of the centre. Pease Pottage is roughly 29 miles from central London.
Anywhere in RH11, we can bring the roaster to you. Your shoot could be at a house on Bellevue Farm Road, Gordons Way and Stanford Brook Way, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater shoots include Furnace Green (2 miles north-east), Balcombe Lane (3 miles east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east), Staplefield (3 miles south) and Worth Abbey (4 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (6 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles west) and West Green (3 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find County Mall (2.1 miles north) and Crawley Museum (2.3 miles north). The countryside around Pease Pottage includes Tilgate Lake.
- Local schools include Cottesmore School (0.9 miles west) and Broadfield Primary Academy (1 mile north)
- Pubs nearby include The Black Swan pub (under half a mile west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away