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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Seale, Surrey
We bring a hog roast for your event across Seale and Surrey, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Horse and dog shows
- Fun runs and sports events
- Community events
Planning an event in Seale?
Hog roast for events in Seale, carved to order
A hog roast is one of the most popular stalls at events in Seale. We roast on the pitch through the day and carve rolls to order, keeping the queue moving. We are frequently asked to cater charity days and tournaments and sports days, with rotisserie chicken, crackling and hog roast rolls.
Near Seale, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast goes down well. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your visitors.
Prices and what affects them
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Distance from us
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Time on site
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
- Any venue rules
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Other occasions in Seale
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Seale
Do you come out to small places like Seale?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you come to a school fair in Seale?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you need power on site?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. A supply is useful for lights.
Do you trade at school events?
Yes, if the school agrees. Send us the details.
Can you help with a fundraiser?
Contact us and we’ll see what’s possible.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Perfect for your event in Seale
It’s food people can carry round the event.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Country shows
- Community days and street fairs
- Vintage rallies
- School fairs and sports days
If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as St Paul's CofE Infant School & Nursery, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Plates, china and cutlery
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
What happens on the day
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In December, Seale is dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We work to your event plan, including when vehicles can move.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Running an event in Seale
Seale is about 3 miles south-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. We cater events of every size in Seale. Seale is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 6 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, Ash station, about 1.9 miles north, is the nearest station. Events in parks such as Aldershot Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 8 miles of Seale, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the GU10 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Elstead Road, School Hill and Wood Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater events in Sandy Cross (1 mile west), Tongham (1 mile north-west), The Sands (1 mile south-west), Ash Green (1 mile north) and Ash (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (6 miles east), Woking (9 miles north-east), Camberley (8 miles north), Farnham (4 miles west), Frimley (6 miles north) and Haslemere (9 miles south).
A little further out are Seale and Tongham (within half a mile south-west) and Ash Museum (1.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Runfold Wood and Hog's Back.
- Schools near Seale include Ash Manor School (1.4 miles north-west) and The Connaught School (1.4 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The White Hart pub (1 mile north-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away