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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Burghfield Bridge, Reading
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Burghfield Bridge.
- Charity fundraisers
- School fairs and sports days
- Community days and street fairs
Hog roast for events for Burghfield Bridge
Hog roast for events in Burghfield Bridge, slow-roasted on site
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. We serve a vegan burger or sausage, crackling and hog roast rolls, and we’re often booked for school fairs and sports days and fun runs and sports events.
At a fête or show near Burghfield Bridge, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some visitors will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Running an event in Burghfield Bridge
Burghfield Bridge is about 2 miles south-west of Reading, in Reading. Burghfield Bridge is well within our area for events and the places nearby. Burghfield Bridge is one of 34 places in Reading we cover.
Events in parks such as Calcot Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. A school like Kennet Valley Primary School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
For events in RG30, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Streets in the area include Mill Road, Green Lane and Burghfield Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Fords Farm (1 mile north), Southcote (1 mile north-east), Horncastle (1 mile north), Pingewood (1 mile south-east) and Beansheaf Farm (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (4 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (4 miles north-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles east) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (2.2 miles north-east) and Broad Street Mall (2.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Burghfield Bridge include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and South Lake.
- Nearby schools include Prospect School (1.2 miles north) and Elvian School (1.5 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Cunning Man pub (within half a mile north-east)
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Halal is not offered
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
Name an organiser to meet us.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Burghfield Bridge
Which station is closest to Burghfield Bridge?
Reading Green Park station, about 1 mile east of the centre.
Do you trade at school fairs around Burghfield Bridge?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we will suggest a way to make it work.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what your event requires, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Is electricity needed?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. We bring the rest.
Events we cater in Burghfield Bridge
It is the stall people find by following their noses.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Burghfield Bridge, such as:
- Community events
- Car and steam shows
- Small festivals
- Fun runs and sports events
If visitors are coming by train, Reading Green Park station, about 1 mile east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Who carves and who serves
- What crockery is supplied
What affects the price in Burghfield Bridge
Your quote depends on:
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
- The date and time of year
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
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.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In late May, sunset in Burghfield Bridge is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:25pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- 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 serve to order through the event.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Getting a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
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What else we do in Burghfield Bridge
- 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