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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Abbotswood, Surrey
Treat your visitors to a proper hog roast at your event in Abbotswood. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Community events
- Tournaments and sports days
- Small festivals
Planning an event in Abbotswood?
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power. Late-May events in Abbotswood have light until about 8:55pm, while at midsummer it is about 9:20pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Tell us about the event.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Name a contact for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Hog roast for events near Abbotswood
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. There are options for most visitors. We serve a vegan burger or sausage, crackling and halloumi skewers, and we’re frequently booked for car and steam shows and horse and dog shows.
For events in a place like Abbotswood, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. Roast pork rolls do exactly that. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Working with your venue
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to cold food, hot food is popular in any season. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Show allergens at the stall
- Make the stall easy to find
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
If the ground is soft, we will need a firm route on and off, especially after rain.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- The number of people
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How long the roast and service take
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Send us the date, the address or GU1 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Abbotswood
It is food people can carry round the event.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Abbotswood, such as:
- Church and village fêtes
- Festivals
- Community days and street fairs
- School events
For visitors coming by rail, London Road (Guildford) station serves Abbotswood directly.
Before booking anyone
- Who carves and who serves
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Places near Abbotswood
Other occasions in Abbotswood
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Abbotswood
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Can you come to a school fair in Abbotswood?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
How big a hog will we need?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
What do you need from the organiser?
Cooking is gas-fired. A supply is useful for lights.
Can you come to our fête?
We love fêtes. Ask for details.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Event catering near Abbotswood
Abbotswood is about 1 mile south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Abbotswood. We cover 395 places in Surrey.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Christ Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. If your event is in Stoke Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Abbotswood, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
For events in GU1, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Streets in the area include York Road, Stoke Road and Maori Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. With the A246 and A3100 close by, Abbotswood is easy for us to reach with the roaster. Other places close to Abbotswood we cover include Guildford (1 mile north-west), Burpham (1 mile north-east), Bellfields (1 mile north-west), Merrow (1 mile east) and East Shalford (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north).
Nearby you will also find St. Luke’s Hospital (under half a mile south) and Guildford Castle (0.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Abbotswood includes Silent Pool and Pewley Down.
- Schools near Abbotswood include Guildford High School (less than half a mile north-west) and Holy Trinity (0.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Rats Castle pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards