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Hog Roast for Events in Hammer
Planning a hog roast for your event in Hammer? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Tournaments and sports days
- Agricultural and country shows
- Village fêtes
Planning an event in Hammer?
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
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.
How our hog roast for events works in Hammer
A hog roast is one of the most popular stalls at events in Hammer. We roast on the pitch through the day and carve rolls to order, keeping the queue moving. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers, and we are regularly asked to cater agricultural and country shows and PTA summer fairs.
At a field event near Hammer, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Halal is not offered
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
The vegan option is popular at festivals.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Season and day of the week
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Crockery choices
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Rough numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you are ready. Summer events in Hammer have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Questions from Hammer
What’s the nearest station to Hammer?
The closest is Haslemere station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Is Hammer close to London?
About 40 miles from central London.
Can visitors buy their own food?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We’ll work it out together.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
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.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Towns and villages near Hammer
What else we do in Hammer
Perfect for your event in Hammer
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
Hosts in Hammer book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Car and steam shows
- Horse and dog shows
- Club events
- Church and village fêtes
Church fêtes, at churches such as St. Stephen's Church, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and any London charges
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, china and cutlery
- A clear list of what’s included
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- Any paperwork the organisers need
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Hammer
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
- Our staff serve and clear
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Hammer events: pitches and permissions
Hammer is about 9 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. We cover Hammer and its neighbours for events. Hammer is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Hammer to Guildford (14 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Haslemere station, about 1.5 miles east, is the nearest station. School fairs, for a school like Woolmer Hill School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Within about 3 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in GU27, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Hammer Lane, Moor Road and Copse Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Woolmer Hill (1 mile south), Hammer Bottom (1 mile west), Shottermill (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north) and Linchmere (1 mile south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.
- Nearby schools include Camelsdale Primary School (0.7 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Prince of Wales pub (under half a mile west)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards