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Hog Roast for Events for Picketts Lock
Planning a hog roast for your event in Picketts Lock? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
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A hog roast near Picketts Lock
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Hog roast for events in Picketts Lock, carved to order
Village fêtes around Picketts Lock suit a hog roast: the smell draws people over, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and hog roast rolls, and we are frequently booked for car shows and rallies and town and village days.
In Picketts Lock, a hog roast suits school fairs and street parties, once the permissions are in place. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Picketts Lock (N9, E4, N18)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Fairs, fêtes and events in Picketts Lock
Picketts Lock is about 1 mile west of Chingford, in Greater London. Picketts Lock is well within our area for events. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
A summer fête at All Saints' Church is the classic setting for a hog roast. For visitors coming by rail, Ponders End station, about 1.2 miles north, is the nearest station.
For events in N9, E4 and N18, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many visitors. From Ardra Road, Goodwin Road and Hennessy Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Main roads around Picketts Lock include the A1037, which makes travel to your event easy. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Chingford Mount (1 mile south-east), South Chingford (1 mile south), Chingford (1 mile east), Edmonton (1 mile west) and Ponders End (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south-west), Marylebone (9 miles south-west), Kensington (11 miles south-west), St Pancras (8 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.1 miles west) and The Epping Forest Museum (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Picketts Lock include Pole Hill and Highams Park Lake.
- Nearby schools include Nightingale Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The King's Ford pub (1 mile south-east)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Edmonton (1.7 miles west)
Who books hog roast for events in Picketts Lock?
It suits long days, carving as people arrive.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Club events
- School events
- Town and village days
- Festivals
An event in Pymmes Park means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, usually the council.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
FAQs for Picketts Lock
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Picketts Lock?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard generally works. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we’ll advise.
Can you do a hog roast in Pymmes Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is electricity needed?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
Is it pay as you go?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We will work it out together.
Can a hog roast raise money?
We are happy to talk it through.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
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Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we do not need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. For an autumn event in Picketts Lock, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so plan lighting if you are trading into the evening.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Picketts Lock
There’s no fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the event is
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or N9 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- Details of what the event requires
Picketts Lock is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away