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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Addiscombe, Greater London
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Addiscombe? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Community events
- Small festivals
- PTA summer fairs
A hog roast near Addiscombe
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If you are organising for someone else, 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.
About our hog roast for events in Addiscombe
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. Typical bookings include horse and dog shows and food and music festivals, serving a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken.
In Addiscombe, community events include street parties, school fairs and markets. Public spaces typically need council permission, and the roaster needs a pitch with clearance. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
- Location
- Addiscombe (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Addiscombe
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan options too.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Addiscombe, including:
- Town and village days
- Car and steam shows
- Food and music festivals
- Charity fundraisers
A school like Oasis Academy Shirley Park can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- VAT, if it applies
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Addiscombe: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Ashburton Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you trade at school fairs around Addiscombe?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What paperwork do you provide?
Requirements vary. Let us know what you need.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can you do a school fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Tell us the date and pitch.
Nearby places to Addiscombe
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The process
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. In late May, sunset in Addiscombe is about 8:50pm, while at midsummer it’s about 9:20pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Send final numbers in good time
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Addiscombe, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
If the ground is soft, we will need a firm route on and off, particularly in wet weather.
Chicken widens the choice.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Addiscombe
Addiscombe is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. Addiscombe is well within our area for events and the places nearby. Addiscombe is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 8 miles away.
Events in parks such as Ashburton Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Norwood Junction station, about 1.2 miles north.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the CR0, SE25 and CR9 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Grant Road, Capri Road and Coe Avenue or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Addiscombe include the A232, which makes travel to your event easy. We also bring hog roasts to events in Shirley Oaks (1 mile east), Ashburton (1 mile north), Woodside (1 mile north), Shirley (1 mile east) and Monks Orchard (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find County Borough of Croydon (1.5 miles south-west) and National Psychosis Unit (1.5 miles east). The countryside around Addiscombe includes Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Local schools include The Woodside Academy (less than half a mile north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cricketers pub (less than half a mile east)
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Addiscombe?
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, a professional hog roast frees up your helpers. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards