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Hog Roast Hire in Blackstone
Looking for a hog roast in Blackstone? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Sports clubs and societies
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Parties at home
Hog roast hire in Blackstone
Common questions in Blackstone
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you cater after a service at The Parish Church of St Bartholomew?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. Your quote will set out what’s included.
What meats can we have?
Add lamb or rotisserie chicken alongside the pork. Vegetarian and vegan options are available too.
How our hog roast hire works in Blackstone
The smell of roasting pork is half the appeal. We cook at your venue in Blackstone, low and slow, then serve it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. For work summer parties and garden parties and barbecues, we can cook spit-roast lamb, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
For a rural spot like Blackstone, a hog roast feels right at home. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- Blackstone (BN5)
- Region
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Also near Blackstone
What else we do in Blackstone
Occasions we serve in Blackstone
Most people love roast pork and crackling, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
In Blackstone and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Wakes
- Milestone birthdays
- Clubhouse events
- Christmas fairs
For anyone arriving by rail, Hassocks station is about 3.9 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How many staff will carve and serve
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Put the menu on the invitation
Slow roasting needs attention, which is our job, not yours. You can relax and enjoy the day.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
For event organisers in Blackstone
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Apple sauce
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
What happens on the day
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Blackstone, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, 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, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your event?
Catered or DIY? With catering we roast, carve and serve; with hire you do the cooking. Most hosts choose catering for anything bigger than a family party. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re 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.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
A hog roast in Blackstone: local details
Blackstone is about 5 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Wherever your event is in Blackstone, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Blackstone is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Blackstone to Brighton (8 miles away).
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as The Parish Church of St Bartholomew, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby. Blackstone is within about 6 miles of the South Downs National Park, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Here we cover the BN5 postcode area. Your event could be at a house on Blackstone Lane and Blackstone Street or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover events in Woodmancote (1 mile south-west), High Cross (1 mile north-east), Albourne (1 mile east), Albourne Street (1 mile east) and Albourne Green (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Crawley (13 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (5 miles east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles north-east) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (3.6 miles east). Within reach you will find Woods Mill and Wolstonbury Hill.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away