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Hog Roast for Events for Cockpole Green
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Cockpole Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Tournaments and sports days
- Charity fundraisers
- Small festivals
A hog roast near Cockpole Green
Hog roast for events in Cockpole Green, slow-roasted on site
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater charity fundraisers and car and steam shows.
At a field event near Cockpole Green, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
At large shows, ask us about the expected crowds early, so we can plan. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Cockpole Green hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your event in Cockpole Green
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Whatever the occasion in Cockpole Green, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Fun runs and sports events
- PTA summer fairs
- Festivals
- Country shows
Events in parks such as Mill Meadows need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- VAT, if it applies
- Travel and any London charges
For event organisers in Cockpole Green
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Your quote depends on:
- The number of people
- Site access
- Plates or china
- The date and time of year
For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Rough numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Allergies we should know about
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Running an event in Cockpole Green
Cockpole Green is about 5 miles south-west of Marlow, in Wokingham. We take a hog roast for your event to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Cockpole Green. We cover all 35 towns and villages across Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 8 miles away.
A school like Crazies Hill CofE Primary School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Paul's Mission Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
We cater events across RG10 and the streets around it. Local streets include Warren Row Road, Hatch Gate Lane and Ashley Hill Place; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Cockpole Green, we cover Bowsey Hill (1 mile south-east), Warren Row (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile north-west), Wargrave (2 miles south) and Frogmill (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Reading (8 miles south-west), Wokingham (8 miles south), Woodley (5 miles south), Earley (7 miles south-west), Crowthorne (11 miles south) and Lower Earley (7 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find St Mark's Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Hurley Chalk Pit and Weycock Hill.
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FAQs for Cockpole Green
Which station is closest to Cockpole Green?
Shiplake station, about 1.7 miles south-west of the centre.
Is Cockpole Green close to London?
About 33 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
What do you need from the organiser?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Space for people to queue
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. In late May, sunset in Cockpole Green is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:25pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- 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
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away