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Hog Roast for Events in Cranleigh
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Cranleigh? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Community events
- Agricultural and country shows
- Small festivals
Slow-roasted pork in Cranleigh
Cranleigh: your questions answered
Could you cook in Sayer's Croft LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Get in touch.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Hog roast for events in Cranleigh, slow-roasted on site
Festivals and shows run for hours, and we serve through the agreed hours, carving as the queue grows. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken, and we’re frequently booked for festivals and car shows and rallies.
For events in a place like Cranleigh, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. Roast pork rolls do exactly that. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
- Distance from us
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- A queuing area
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Cranleigh
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Make the stall easy to find
- Show allergens at the stall
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
How it works
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook. At midsummer, events in Cranleigh stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Give us a contact number for the day
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out at a traditional fête. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Towns and villages near Cranleigh
Other occasions in Cranleigh
Event catering near Cranleigh
Cranleigh is about 8 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We are happy to travel to Cranleigh for events and the places nearby. Cranleigh is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 8 miles away.
PTAs at schools such as St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Nicholas, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Within about 6 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in GU6, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Taverner Square and Bridge Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. With the B2128 close by, Cranleigh is easy for us to reach with the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in Ewhurst (2 miles east), Ewhurst Green (2 miles east), Mayes Green (4 miles east), Walliswood (4 miles east) and Ellen's Green (4 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (8 miles north-west), Woking (13 miles north), Horley (14 miles east), Redhill (15 miles north-east), Farnham (14 miles west) and Reigate (14 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include Glebelands School (within half a mile north-west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away