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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in East Burnham, Slough
We bring a hog roast for your event across East Burnham and Slough, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Village fêtes
- Charity days
- PTA summer fairs
Hog roast for events in East Burnham
Why choose hog roast for events in East Burnham?
The smell alone brings visitors over.
People around East Burnham book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Car and steam shows
- Food and music festivals
- Village fêtes
- Town and village days
For visitors coming by rail, Burnham station is about 1.9 miles away.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
About our hog roast for events in East Burnham
Village fêtes around East Burnham suit a hog roast: people follow their noses, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. Popular choices include a vegan burger or sausage, apple sauce and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater town and village days and village fêtes.
A fête near East Burnham might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you’re not left handing out rolls.
Places near East Burnham
More for events in East Burnham
Running an event in East Burnham
East Burnham is about 2 miles north of Slough, in Slough. Events in East Burnham are part of our patch. We cover 31 places across Slough. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 17 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St John the Evangelist, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Events in parks such as Cocksherd Wood need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
This part of Slough takes in SL2, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Thompkins Lane, Stoney Lane and Hawthorn Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to East Burnham we cover include Farnham Royal (1 mile south-east), Britwell (1 mile south), Farnham Common (1 mile north-east), Egypt (1 mile north) and Littleworth Corner (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Chalvey (3 miles south), Langley (4 miles south-east), Upton (3 miles south-east), Datchet (5 miles south-east), Ditton (5 miles south-east) and Poyle (7 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Windsor Castle (4.5 miles south) and Municipal Borough of Slough (3 miles south-east). Open spaces near East Burnham include Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
- Schools near East Burnham include St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School (0.9 miles south-east) and Beechwood School (0.9 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Crown Public House (under half a mile south-east)
East Burnham: your questions answered
Is East Burnham close to London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Could you cook in Cocksherd Wood?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Can you come to our fête?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Get in touch.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event in East Burnham. For an autumn event in East Burnham, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We serve to order through the event.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, a professional hog roast frees up your helpers. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in East Burnham
- Timed around your day
- Carved to order by a chef
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to East Burnham
- Access to the cooking area
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
- Dietary requirements
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or SL2 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Make the stall easy to find
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We serve as the queue moves.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away