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Hog Roast for Events for Coates
Treat your visitors to a proper hog roast at your event in Coates. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Charity days
- Tournaments and sports days
- School fairs and sports days
Planning an event in Coates?
Perfect for your event in Coates
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
However big or small the event in Coates, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Fundraising events
- Town and village days
- Car shows and rallies
- Country shows
A summer fête at Church of St Agatha is the classic setting for a hog roast.
Before you book anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The space, cover and access they need
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
About our hog roast for events in Coates
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater car shows and rallies and club events.
At a field event near Coates, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. 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.
- Area
- Coates (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
Tell us about ground conditions, especially after rain.
Chicken widens the choice.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Coates hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Event catering near Coates
Coates is about 10 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. We cater events at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Coates and the surrounding area. We cover 371 places in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Coates to Guildford (about 20 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Pulborough station, about 2.7 miles east. PTAs at schools such as Fittleworth CofE Village School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 4 miles of Coates, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in RH20, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Lower Horncroft (1 mile east), Fittleworth (1 mile north-east), Bedham (1 mile north-east), Watersfield (2 miles south-east) and Coldwaltham (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (14 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (12 miles south-west), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (10 miles south) and Lancing (14 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Coates Castle (0.5 miles south-west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Bignor Hill and Amberley Wild Brooks.
- Pubs nearby include The Swan Hotel (0.7 miles north-east)
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Late-September events in Coates lose the light at about 7:05pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Coates
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Plates or china
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- The address or postcode
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
More for events in Coates
Coates: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Coates?
Pulborough station, about 2.7 miles east of the centre.
Is Coates too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you cater in Coates?
Yes, Coates is in our area. Send us the address and we will check the date.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Can visitors buy their own food?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We will work it out together.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Let us know your plans, and we’ll suggest options.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Tell us what your event requires, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards