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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Shortfield Common, Surrey
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Shortfield Common. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- School events
- Community events
- Festivals
Book a hog roast in Shortfield Common
For event organisers in Shortfield Common
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 workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Hog roast for events in Shortfield Common, carved to order
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors. We serve a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and crackling, and typical bookings are for community events and car shows and rallies.
Rural events near Shortfield Common can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Should I cook it myself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
Name an organiser to meet us.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who don’t eat pork.
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Occasions we serve in Shortfield Common
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan options too.
However big or small the event in Shortfield Common, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Club events
- Car shows and rallies
- Agricultural and country shows
- School events
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Edgeborough School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level pitch with firm ground
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Shortfield Common
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Shortfield Common are dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Shortfield Common events: pitches and permissions
Shortfield Common is about 2 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Events in Shortfield Common are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. We cater all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. We cater events right across the region, from Shortfield Common to Guildford (11 miles away).
An event in Underdown nature reserve means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, usually the council. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Within about 6 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Events anywhere in GU10 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Whether your event is on Hamlash Lane, West End Lane and Moons Hill or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater events in Millbridge (1 mile east), Frensham (1 mile south), Lower Bourne (1 mile north), Tilford Reeds (2 miles east) and Crosswater (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (10 miles north), Haslemere (7 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (14 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Museum of Farnham (2.6 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Shortfield Common includes Culverswell Hill and Farnham Heath.
- Schools near Shortfield Common include St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School (0.8 miles south-east) and Weydon School (2 miles north)
Shortfield Common: your questions answered
Is Shortfield Common close to London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London.
Can you do a hog roast in Underdown nature reserve?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
Why choose a hog roast in Shortfield Common?
Next to cold food, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- An itemised quote
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards