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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Ashtead, Surrey
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Hog roast for events in Ashtead.
- Small festivals
- Community days and street fairs
- Fundraising events
Planning an event in Ashtead?
About our hog roast for events in Ashtead
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Let us know what you have in mind. For PTA summer fairs and food and music festivals, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls for your visitors.
In Ashtead, a good food stall can make an event. A hog roast is one visitors will queue for. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What you get with us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Common questions in Ashtead
Which station is closest to Ashtead?
Ashtead station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Ashtead 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.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
What about visitors who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. For an autumn event in Ashtead, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Other occasions in Ashtead
Event catering near Ashtead
Ashtead is about 2 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. We are happy to travel to Ashtead for events and the places nearby. Ashtead is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Ashtead to Guildford (12 miles away).
If your event is in Ashtead Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Ashtead station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Ashtead, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cover events in every part of the KT21 and KT22 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on The Street, Church Road and Greville Park Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater events in Pachesham Park (2 miles north-west), Malden Rushett (2 miles north), Oxshott (3 miles north-west), Barwell (3 miles north) and Stoke D'Abernon (4 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles west), Woking (12 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east), Ewell (4 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Headley Court (1.7 miles south-east) and Walton on the Hill (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ashtead include Box Hill and The Lake.
- Nearby schools include Barnett Wood Infant School (under half a mile north-west) and St Andrew's Catholic School (0.7 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Leg Of Mutton And Cauliflower Public House (under half a mile east)
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Show allergens at the stall
- Halal isn’t offered
Name an organiser to meet us.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- A level pitch
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Any paperwork the organisers need
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards