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Hog Roast for Events in Bankside
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Bankside.
- Fundraising events
- School events
- Church and village fêtes
A hog roast near Bankside
Hog roast for events in Bankside, carved to order
Festivals and shows run for hours, and a hog roast can serve through the day, carving as the queue grows. For country shows and small festivals, we will put together a menu of apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers for your visitors.
Street parties and school fairs in Bankside suit a hog roast stall, once the permissions are in place. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Where
- Bankside (SE1, EC4Y, EC4V)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Should I cook it myself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out at a traditional fête. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Bankside hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Where the roaster can go in Bankside
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- Details of what the event requires
- Permission for cooking on the site
Bankside is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Places near Bankside
Also in Bankside
Who books hog roast for events in Bankside?
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Bankside and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Summer fêtes
- School events
- Car shows and rallies
- Community days and street fairs
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Mary Mounthaw, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
Bankside questions
Could you cook in Bernie Spain Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Do you trade at school fairs around Bankside?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
What do you need from the organiser?
Mainly a pitch and access. We bring the rest.
Do you do fêtes?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Ask for details.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. At midsummer, events in Bankside stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for 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.
Planning help
Fairs, fêtes and events in Bankside
Bankside is about 1 mile north of London, in Greater London. Bankside is well within our area for events. We cater all 764 towns and villages across Greater London.
Events in parks such as Bernie Spain Gardens need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. A school like London Nautical School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Events anywhere in SE1, EC4Y and EC4V start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many visitors. Streets in the area include Bear Lane, Bush Lane and Swan Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. With the A201 and A300 close by, Bankside is easy for us to reach for your event. We also bring hog roasts to events in Blackfriars (1 mile north-west), Temple (1 mile north-west), Temple Bar (1 mile north-west), Waterloo (1 mile south-west) and Smithfield (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
A little further out are Gabriel's Wharf (less than half a mile west) and County of London (0.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
- Nearby schools include St Andrew's and St John's Church of England Primary School (under half a mile south-west) and The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overy (0.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Founders Arms (less than half a mile west)
- Local facilities include Barts Health Archives (0.6 miles north)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some visitors won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who don’t eat pork.
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Access to the cooking area
- Time on site
- Crockery choices
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
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
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many people
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
- 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