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Hog Roast Hire in Cranham
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Cranham and the surrounding area.
- Weddings and receptions
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Hog roast hire for Cranham
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
About our hog roast hire in Cranham
We provide a fully catered hog roast: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. Whether it is parties at home and wakes, we can cook rotisserie chicken, crackling and halloumi skewers.
Around Cranham, most London bookings are in back gardens, yards, school grounds and car parks. If there is no side passage, a rear gate, yard or communal space may work, and send us a picture. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours.
- Location
- Cranham (RM14)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Bringing a hog roast to Cranham
Cranham is about 2 miles east of Hornchurch, in Greater London. A hog roast suits events around Cranham, whatever the venue. Cranham is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Hare Hall (3 miles north-west) and Rainham Hall (4.5 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. Coming by train? Upminster station is about 0.7 miles away.
Events anywhere in RM14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Whether your event is on Avon Road, Moor Lane and Front Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to events in Upminster (1 mile west), Puddle Dock (1 mile east), Upminster Bridge (1 mile west), North Ockendon (2 miles south-east) and Emerson Park (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Shoreditch (15 miles west), Walthamstow (13 miles west), Hoxton (15 miles west), Whitechapel (15 miles west), Orpington (14 miles south-west) and Plaistow (11 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Hornchurch Urban District (2.2 miles west) and St George's Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Cranham includes Cranham Brickfields.
- Nearby schools include The James Oglethorpe Primary School (under half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Crumpled Horn pub (1 mile south-west)
Questions from Cranham
Can you get a hog roast into a London garden in Cranham?
Frequently, if there’s a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Tell us about steps, gates and parking and we’ll advise.
Which station is closest to Cranham?
The closest is Upminster station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Can we have lamb or chicken?
The hog is the centrepiece, with lamb and chicken as extras.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Is all of Greater London covered?
We cover Greater London and the rest of London and the South East. Send us the address and we will quote.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you come to Cranham?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Cranham and Greater London. Send us the address for a quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some guests won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
Towns and villages near Cranham
Other occasions in Cranham
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Time on site
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Distance from us
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
As a London location, Cranham is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Cranham
- Stuffing
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
About the food
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Planning an evening hog roast in Cranham? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which normally keeps the cost down. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Carved to order by a chef
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
See our prices page or the cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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