Wokingham · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Earley, Wokingham
Planning a hog roast for your event in Earley? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- School events
- Community events
- Fundraising events
Book a hog roast in Earley
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
About our hog roast for events in Earley
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day. On the menu are apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater church and village fêtes and vintage rallies.
In Earley, schools, clubs and churches run summer events. A hog roast suits all of them. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Earley events: pitches and permissions
Earley is about 2 miles south-east of Reading, in Wokingham. Planning a hog roast for your event in Earley? We cover the whole area. We cater all 35 towns and villages in Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Trinity Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Earley station, about 0.9 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
We cater events across RG6, RG2 and RG1 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Elm Road, Elm Lane and Mays Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Main roads around Earley include the A327 and A3290, which makes travel to your event easy. If your venue is just outside Earley, we also cover Lower Earley (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile west), Newtown (2 miles north-west), Whitley Wood (2 miles south-west) and Shinfield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (4 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles east), Twyford (4 miles north-east) and Charvil (4 miles north-east). Earley is among the bigger towns we cover in Wokingham, with plenty of venues for events.
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (1.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Earley includes South Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Schools near Earley include Maiden Erlegh School (0.5 miles north-east) and Leighton Park School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Three Tuns pub (0.7 miles north)
- Local facilities include University of Reading library (0.7 miles north-west)
A hog roast compared with other options
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls makes a good food line-up. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to Earley
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Allergies we should know about
- Any venue rules
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Common questions in Earley
Is Earley close to London?
About 36 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Earley?
The closest is Earley station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can visitors buy their own food?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We’ll work it out together.
Can you cater in Earley?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Events we cater in Earley
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Whatever the occasion in Earley, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Town and village days
- Village fêtes
- Country shows
- School fairs and sports days
An event in Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, normally the council.
Before you book anyone
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What crockery is supplied
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether VAT is included
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Halal isn’t offered
- Show allergens at the stall
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
How it works
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Earley are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
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.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Earley
More for events in Earley
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away