Buckinghamshire · England
Hog Roast for Events in Downley
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Downley. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Fun runs and sports events
- Horse and dog shows
- School events
A hog roast near Downley
Hog roast for events near Downley
Every event handles food differently: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. Whether it’s horse and dog shows and school events, we will put together a menu of crackling, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage and more.
For a village fête or field event near Downley, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Our staff serve and clear, so you’re not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
- Where
- Downley (HP13)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level pitch
- Details of what the event requires
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
Nearby places to Downley
Other occasions in Downley
Downley questions
Can you come to a school fair in Downley?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do you come out to small places like Downley?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you need power on site?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
Can you come to our fête?
We love fêtes. Contact us.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Events we cater in Downley
We bring everything, so organisers have little to provide.
In Downley and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Fundraising events
- Country shows
- Vintage rallies
- School events
A school like The Downley School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Who carves and who serves
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Running an event in Downley
Downley is about 2 miles north-west of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever your event is in Downley, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Downley to Reading (16 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, High Wycombe station is about 1.8 miles away. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St. James the Great, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Within about 5 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across HP13 and the streets around it. Local streets include Willoughby's Walk, Gray's Lane and West Court; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. We also bring hog roasts to events in Naphill (1 mile north), Hughenden Valley (2 miles north-east), High Wycombe (2 miles south-east), Terriers (2 miles east) and Four Ashes (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Aylesbury (12 miles north), Chesham (8 miles north-east), Marlow (5 miles south), Amersham (8 miles east), Beaconsfield (6 miles south-east) and Chalfont St Peter (10 miles east).
A little further out are Wycombe Hospital (1.7 miles south-east) and West Wycombe Rural (2.2 miles west). The countryside around Downley includes Prestwood Local Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Downley include The Tower (1.4 miles south-east) and The Royal Grammar School (1.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Le De Spencers Arms (0.6 miles north)
Step by step
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. For an autumn event in Downley, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so plan lighting if you are trading into the evening.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Related guides
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls gives visitors a good choice. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We follow the organiser’s site rules, including when vehicles can move.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away