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Hog Roast for Events for Headington Quarry
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Headington Quarry and across Oxfordshire.
- Church and village fêtes
- Community days and street fairs
- Vintage rallies
A hog roast near Headington Quarry
Common questions in Headington Quarry
Could you cook in Bury Knowle Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Headington Quarry close to London?
About 51 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you trade at school events?
Yes, if the school agrees. Send us the details.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Let us know your plans, and we will suggest a way to make it work.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Hog roast for events near Headington Quarry
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Let us know what you have in mind. For small festivals and school events, we’ll put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, crackling and apple sauce and more.
For events in a place like Headington Quarry, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. A hog roast does that. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Headington Quarry (OX3)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a burger van, a hog roast stands out. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why Headington Quarry hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
What happens on the day
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your visitors will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Late-September events in Headington Quarry lose the light at about 7:10pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Halal isn’t offered
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
The vegan option is popular at festivals.
Event catering near Headington Quarry
Headington Quarry is about 2 miles north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Headington Quarry is well within our area for events and the places nearby. Headington Quarry is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover.
Running a fête for a church like Holy Trinity Church? A hog roast draws people in. For visitors coming by rail, Oxford station, about 3 miles west, is the nearest station.
We cater events across OX3 and the streets around it. Your event could be at a house on Old Road, Mark Road and York Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Headington Quarry, we also cover Headington (1 mile north-west), Headington Hill (1 mile west), Northway (1 mile north-west), Oxford (2 miles south-west) and New Marston (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south-west), Witney (13 miles west), Thame (10 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
A little further out are Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (0.5 miles south-west) and Templars Square (2.1 miles south). Within reach you’ll find CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Shotover.
- Local schools include Windmill Primary School (under half a mile south-west) and Cheney School (1.1 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Chequers pub (under half a mile south-east)
- Local facilities include English Faculty Library (2 miles west)
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Places near Headington Quarry
What else we do in Headington Quarry
Catered or do it yourself?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Allergies we should know about
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or OX3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Working with your venue
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Details of what the event requires
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away