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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Green Park, Reading
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Green Park. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Food and music festivals
- Car and steam shows
- Club events
Hog roast for events in Green Park
Organising for someone else?
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Hog roast for events near Green Park
Charity fundraisers in Green Park can use a hog roast to draw people in. We’ll talk through options with you. On the menu are hog roast rolls, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage, and we are regularly asked to cater agricultural and country shows and fundraising events.
At a fête or show near Green Park, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Events we cater in Green Park
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
Whatever the occasion in Green Park, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Small festivals
- School events
- Town and village days
- Horse and dog shows
For visitors coming by rail, Reading Green Park station is about 0.5 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What crockery is supplied
- A clear list of what’s included
The process
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. In late May, sunset in Green Park is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:25pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Preparing for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Green Park
What’s the nearest station to Green Park?
The closest is Reading Green Park station, roughly 0.5 miles away.
Is Green Park close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you come to our fête?
We love fêtes. Contact us.
Can you come to a PTA fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Tell us the date and pitch.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Do you need power on site?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. Power helps for lighting.
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Show allergens at the stall
- Balance the food line-up
- Signpost the stall clearly
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Places near Green Park
What else we do in Green Park
What affects the price in Green Park
We work out each quote from:
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Green Park
- Numbers
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and time of the event
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Event catering near Green Park
Green Park is about 2 miles south of Reading, in Reading. We take a hog roast for your event to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Green Park. Green Park is one of 34 towns and villages in Reading we cover.
Running a fête for a church like St Paul's Church? A hog roast draws people in. PTAs at schools such as Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School often want one reliable hot-food stall.
Anywhere in RG2, RG30 and RG7, we can roast on site for your visitors. Your event could be at a house on Sunapee Road, Flagstaff Road and Longwater Avenue or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. For events just outside Green Park, we cover Great Lea Common (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile east), Whitley Wood (1 mile south-east), Coley Park (1 mile north) and Three Mile Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Caversham (4 miles north), Norcot (3 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (3 miles north-west), Arborfield Garrison (5 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (4 miles north) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find The Oracle (2.2 miles north) and Beaumys Castle (3.4 miles south). The countryside around Green Park includes Sonning Hill and Longwater.
- Schools near Green Park include John Madejski Academy (1.3 miles east)
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Green Park
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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