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Hog Roast Catering in Ashtead, Surrey
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Ashtead and across Surrey.
- Club events and presentations
- Christmas parties
- Garden parties and barbecues
Hog roast hire for Ashtead
Hog roast hire in Ashtead, slow-roasted on site
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. On the menu are coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater wedding breakfasts and evening food and wakes.
In Ashtead, the roaster typically goes in a back garden, a club or hall car park, or the grounds of a hired venue. Each works well, as long as there is a level spot clear of buildings and trees. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it’s carved the same way.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
We will be with you for a good part of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
We also hire out the roaster for DIY hog roasts.
Planning a hog roast in Ashtead
Ashtead is about 2 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Wherever your event is in Ashtead, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Ashtead is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Ashtead to Guildford (12 miles away).
Parks such as Ashtead Park typically need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. Nearby historic houses include Fitznells Manor (3.7 miles north-east) and The Homewood (4.6 miles north-west). Historic venues often limit cooking on site, so ask early if you are booking one. Ashtead is within about 4 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Events anywhere in KT21 and KT22 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include The Street, Church Road and Greville Park Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Ashtead, we cover Pachesham Park (2 miles north-west), Malden Rushett (2 miles north), Oxshott (3 miles north-west), Barwell (3 miles north) and Stoke D'Abernon (4 miles west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (12 miles west), Woking (12 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east), Ewell (4 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Headley Court (1.7 miles south-east) and Walton on the Hill (3.1 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Box Hill and The Lake.
- Nearby schools include Barnett Wood Infant School (under half a mile north-west) and St Andrew's Catholic School (0.7 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Leg Of Mutton And Cauliflower Public House (under half a mile east)
Why choose hog roast hire in Ashtead?
You do not need much on your side: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. We bring the rest.
In Ashtead and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Christmas parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Clubhouse events
- Parties at home
After a service at St George's Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
What to look for in a quote
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- If the price includes VAT
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
The process
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. Around midsummer it stays light in Ashtead until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is typically in daylight. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need light by the roaster and the serving table.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We clear the serving area and pack away.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Ashtead
The biggest factors are:
- Whether you want china
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Menu choices and extras
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Ashtead questions
Could you cook in Ashtead Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Is Ashtead close to London?
Roughly 16 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
What meats can we have?
The hog is the centrepiece, but lamb and chicken can be added.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We’ll explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Do you cover Ashtead?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Ashtead and the rest of Surrey included. Send us the address for a quote.
Catered or do it yourself?
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 DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. Buffets can sit out for hours. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Ashtead
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Planned to your running order
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards