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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Charlwood, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your event to Charlwood and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Summer fêtes
- Small festivals
- Club events
Slow-roasted pork in Charlwood
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast feels more special. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Timed around your day
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
See how we price or the cost guide.
How our hog roast for events works in Charlwood
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. We serve halloumi skewers, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage, and we are regularly asked to cater school fairs and sports days and tournaments and sports days.
For a village fête or field event near Charlwood, we can cook in a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Balance the food line-up
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Charlwood
Is Charlwood too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast in Edolph's Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you need power on site?
Cooking is gas-fired. Power helps for lighting.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
How it works
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. At midsummer, events in Charlwood stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Charlwood
It suits all ages.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Charlwood, including:
- Summer fêtes
- Food and music festivals
- Vintage rallies
- Fun runs and sports events
School fairs, for a school like Charlwood Village Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before booking
- Travel and any London charges
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Whether VAT is included
- The full menu and the sides
Catered or do it yourself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- A level pitch
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A safe distance from other traders
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Places near Charlwood
Also in Charlwood
Charlwood events: pitches and permissions
Charlwood is about 3 miles south-west of Horley, in Surrey. Hosts in Charlwood book us for events of all sizes. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 16 miles away.
If your event is in Edolph's Copse, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Ifield station, roughly 2.8 miles south of the centre. Within about 7 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in RH6, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Street, Yew Tree Road and Rectory Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Charlwood, we also cover Russ Hill (1 mile south-west), Norwood Hill (2 miles north), Cudworth (2 miles west), Ifieldwood (2 miles south) and Ifield (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (13 miles north), Horley (3 miles north-east), Redhill (6 miles north-east), Ewell (14 miles north), Reigate (6 miles north) and Caterham (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Crawley Museum (3.1 miles south-east) and County Mall (3.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Half Moon pub (within half a mile north-west)
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away