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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Bishopsgate, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your event across Bishopsgate and Surrey, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Agricultural and country shows
- PTA summer fairs
- Food and music festivals
Slow-roasted pork in Bishopsgate
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Hog roast for events in Bishopsgate, slow-roasted on site
Festivals and shows run for hours, and a hog roast can serve through the day. Typical bookings include village fêtes and school events, with crackling, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
Rural events near Bishopsgate can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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Other occasions in Bishopsgate
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Plates or china
- Menu choices and extras
- How long the roast and service take
- Numbers
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Anything the venue has asked for
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Bishopsgate?
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. 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 Bishopsgate hosts choose us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate is about 2 miles north-west of Egham, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Bishopsgate. We bring hog roasts to all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 13 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Royal Chapel of All Saints? A hog roast draws people in. School fairs, for a school like St John's Beaumont School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
For events in TW20, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Bishopsgate Road, Ridgemead Road and Wick Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Bishopsgate we cover include Englefield Green (1 mile south-east), Egham Wick (1 mile south), Old Windsor (1 mile north), Wraysbury (2 miles north-east) and Egham (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (13 miles south), Woking (9 miles south), Camberley (10 miles south-west), Epsom (15 miles south-east), Ewell (15 miles south-east) and Walton-on-Thames (9 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Berkshire Yeomanry Museum (2.4 miles north-west) and Windsor Castle (3.2 miles north). Open spaces near Bishopsgate include St Ann's Hill and Virginia Water Lake.
- Local schools include Englefield Green Infant School and Nurseries (0.8 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Barley Mow Public House (0.6 miles south-east)
Working with your venue
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If you’re 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.
How the day works
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For an autumn event in Bishopsgate, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Bishopsgate, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Details of what the event requires
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Bishopsgate questions
Do you trade at school fairs around Bishopsgate?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
What’s the nearest station to Bishopsgate?
Egham station, about 1.8 miles east of the centre.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you come to a PTA fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Send us the details.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we will suggest options.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away