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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in New Town, Oxfordshire
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your event in New Town and across Oxfordshire.
- Festivals
- Tournaments and sports days
- Community events
Planning an event in New Town?
Hog roast for events in New Town, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast can help a fundraiser in New Town attract visitors. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest how it could work. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we’re frequently booked for summer fêtes and town and village days.
Near New Town, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
- Area
- New Town (RG8)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Why choose hog roast for events in New Town?
It is the stall people find by following their noses.
However big or small the event in New Town, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- School fairs and sports days
- Festivals
- Village fêtes
- Charity days
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Basildon C.E. Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for every dish
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether plates or china are included
- Any travel or access charges
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. 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.
Why New Town hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Carved to order by a chef
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Sides to make it a full meal
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in New Town
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to New Town?
The closest is Pangbourne station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Can you do a school fair?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Check vehicle access with the school.
Is electricity needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. Power helps for lighting.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Show allergens at the stall
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Nearby places to New Town
More for events in New Town
Event catering near New Town
New Town is about 7 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. We take a hog roast for your event to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around New Town and the surrounding area. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire. We cater events right across the region, from New Town to Reading (about 7 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Pangbourne station, about 1.6 miles east. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Stephen's Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of New Town, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in RG8, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Local streets include Wakemans and Pangbourne Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to New Town we cover include Upper Basildon (1 mile north-west), Stubbles (2 miles west), Burnt Hill (3 miles west), Ashampstead (3 miles west) and Ashampstead Green (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (10 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles east), Benson (10 miles north) and Tilehurst (4 miles east).
A little further out are Yattendon Castle (3.5 miles west) and Battle Hospital (5.7 miles east). Open spaces near New Town include Hosehill Lake and Hartslock.
- Schools near New Town include St Andrew's School (1 mile south)
- Local pubs include The Beehive pub (0.5 miles west)
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- Site access
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
- Anything the venue has asked for
Send us the date, the address or RG8 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
How it works
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Late-September events in New Town lose the light at about 7:10pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Read more
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards