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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Pitch Place, Surrey
Film set catering in Pitch Place: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Period drama shoots
- Ad shoots
- Long days on set
Planning an event in Pitch Place?
Planners, venues and businesses
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Film set catering for your shoot in Pitch Place
The roaster cooks outdoors under cover, away from equipment and trucks, in a position locations are happy with. Typical bookings include ad shoots and extended shoot days, with a vegan option, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken.
Near Pitch Place, check tracks and ground with locations. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
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A hog roast or other catering?
At the end of a shoot, it’s a relaxed way to finish. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Pitch Place
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
- An itemised quote
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Approval from locations
- A level area at base
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
A cooked roast can wait.
Ask about china.
The process
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. At midsummer, daylight in Pitch Place lasts until about 9:20pm, which suits an evening wrap at base.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We pack away straight after.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Pitch Place, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Pitch Place
Do you come out to small places like Pitch Place?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Could you cook in The Flashes?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you work to set times?
Yes. Tell us the lunch time and a contact on the day, and we’ll be ready.
What about a wrap party?
Yes, a hog roast suits a relaxed wrap party.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Occasions we serve in Pitch Place
A proper hot lunch keeps crews going.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Pitch Place. Here are some of the most popular:
- Historic house shoots
- Wrap days
- Extended shoot days
- Unit base lunches
Pitch Place is roughly 37 miles from central London.
What your quote should include
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Who carves and who serves
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan crew can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The address or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and time of the event
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Crew catering near Pitch Place
Pitch Place is about 5 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. A hog roast suits shoots around Pitch Place, whatever the venue. Pitch Place is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Witley station, roughly 3.6 miles east of the centre. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Pitch Place, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We cover shoots in every part of the GU8 postcode area. For shoots just outside Pitch Place, we cover Thursley (1 mile east), Rushmoor (1 mile north-west), Green Cross (2 miles south-west), Beacon Hill (2 miles south-west) and Tilford Common (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (10 miles north-east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (13 miles north), Farnham (5 miles north-west), Frimley (11 miles north) and Haslemere (4 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Haslemere and District Hospital (3.9 miles south). The countryside around Pitch Place includes Gibbet Hill and Farnham Heath.
- Pubs nearby include Three Horseshoes pub (0.7 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
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away