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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Westborough, Surrey
Planning a hog roast for your event in Westborough? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Community events
- School events
- Car and steam shows
Planning an event in Westborough?
Hog roast for events in Westborough, slow-roasted on site
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day, carving as the queue grows. For school fairs and sports days and club events, we can cook hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and crackling.
Summer fairs around Westborough are often run by volunteers, so a trader who brings everything is a bonus. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Community events around Westborough
Westborough is about 1 mile west of Guildford, in Surrey. Events in Westborough are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
If visitors are coming by train, Guildford station is about 1 mile away. An event in Broadstreet means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, generally the council. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Westborough, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
For events in GU2, GU1 and GU3, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Your event could be at a house on Cabell Road, Clover Road and Weston Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Westborough sits on or near the A323, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Westborough, we also cover Stoughton (1 mile north), Bellfields (1 mile north-east), Guildford (1 mile east), Abbotswood (2 miles east) and Jacobs Well (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (8 miles north-west), Farnham (9 miles west), Egham (13 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (13 miles north-east) and Dorking (12 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Royal Surrey County Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and Guildford Cathedral Treasury (0.5 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Littlefield Common and Pewley Hill.
- Schools near Westborough include Kings College Guildford (under half a mile west) and Rydes Hill Preparatory School (within half a mile north)
- Pubs nearby include Hare and Hounds pub (0.6 miles north-west)
Nearby places to Westborough
What else we do in Westborough
FAQs for Westborough
Which station is closest to Westborough?
Guildford station, about 1 mile south-east of the centre.
Could you cook in Broadstreet?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
Both models are possible. We’ll work it out together.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest options.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
Add coleslaw.
A hog roast or other catering?
At large shows, tell us expected numbers, so we can plan. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why us?
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Serving and clearing done for you
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
How the day works
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. Summer events in Westborough have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Let us know about tight access
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- How many people are eating
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Perfect for your event in Westborough
We bring everything, so organisers have little to provide.
In Westborough and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Club events
- School fairs and sports days
- Town and village days
- Small festivals
Church fêtes, at churches such as St Francis Church, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The space, cover and access they need
- Staffing on the day
Space, access and the venue
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards