Slow-roasted pork with crackling and pulled pork on a wooden board

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Hog Roast Hire for Cholsey

Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Cholsey and across Oxfordshire.

Community events
Work summer parties
Wakes

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Planning an event in Cholsey?

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What affects the price in Cholsey

Your quote depends on:

The journey to the venue
The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Time on site
Access to the cooking area

A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.

What we need to know

To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:

The date and when you’d like to eat
The address or postcode
Rough numbers
Any venue rules

We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.

Hog roast hire for your event in Cholsey

Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, then carve and serve at the time you choose. For Fêtes, fairs and shows and staff days and open days, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls for your guests.

Around Cholsey, bookings are often at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.

Where: Cholsey (OX10)
Area hub: Oxfordshire
From the roaster: Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
Extras: Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
Price: Ask us for a quote
Updated: 26 October 2026

Slicing through crisp crackling on a long piece of roast pork

How the day works

We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. Around midsummer it stays light in Cholsey until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.

You share the when, where and how many.
We check the space and quote.
We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
We clear up and go.

How to prepare

Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Give us a contact number for the day
Send final numbers in good time

Getting 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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Planning help

Looking after everyone

We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:

Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information

We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so all you need is the space.

Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.

DIY versus a catered hog roast

If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.

Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.

Organising for someone else?

Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.

If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.

Planning a hog roast in Cholsey

Cholsey is about 5 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cater events across Cholsey and nearby, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 11 miles away.

If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. For anyone arriving by rail, Cholsey has its own station, Cholsey station. Cholsey is within about 6 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.

Events anywhere in OX10 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. From Station Road, Church Road and Lapwing Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Cholsey, we also cover Winterbrook (1 mile north-east), North Stoke (1 mile east), Moulsford (1 mile south), South Stoke (2 miles south) and Mongewell (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (5 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (12 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (11 miles east).

A little further out are Wallingford Castle (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Cholsey include Cholsey Marsh and Wittenham Clumps.

Schools near Cholsey include Cranford House School (1.4 miles south) and Wallingford School (2.5 miles north)
Pubs nearby include Morning Star pub (under half a mile south-east)

Map of Cholsey © OpenStreetMap contributors

The menu, dish by dish

Crackling

The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.

Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)

Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.

Common questions in Cholsey

Do you cater at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?

Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.

Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary?

Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Send us the address.

How long does a hog roast take to cook?

It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.

Is there a non-pork option?

There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.

How far ahead should we book?

As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.

Do you cover the whole of Oxfordshire?

All of Oxfordshire is in our area. Send us the address and we will quote.

Do you leave the area tidy?

Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.

Do you come to Cholsey?

Yes, Cholsey is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.

Space, access and the venue

Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:

The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo

If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.

Popular choices

Coleslaw
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Rotisserie chicken
Apple sauce
New potatoes
Crackling
Salads
Roast or jacket potatoes
Halloumi skewers (V)
Hog roast rolls
Spit-roast lamb
Stuffing

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A hog roast compared with other options

Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds everyone at once, so nobody stands at a grill all afternoon. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.