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Hog Roast Hire for Dorking
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your event in Dorking. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Wakes
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Village fêtes and school fairs
Hog roast hire for Dorking
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- The number of people
- Travel to Dorking
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Plates or china
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 to tell us
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rough numbers
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
About our hog roast hire in Dorking
People book a hog roast in Dorking for everything from birthdays to fêtes. The idea is always the same: a slow roast on site, carved fresh and served by our team. Popular choices include crackling, new potatoes and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for christmas parties and parties at home.
Most bookings in a town like Dorking are at homes, halls, clubs and workplaces. Each works well, as long as there’s a level spot clear of buildings and trees. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Places near Dorking
Other occasions in Dorking
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
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. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your event in Dorking
A roll needs no knife and fork, so it suits informal events, and plates turn it into a proper meal.
Whatever the occasion in Dorking, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Clubhouse events
- Christmas parties
After a service at Church of St Paul, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs are handled
Questions from Dorking
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Could you cook in Deepdene Terrace?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you cover Dorking?
Yes, Dorking is in our area. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
- Access for our equipment, without steps
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Dorking
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Dorking, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is normally 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.
- We check availability and the space for the roaster and send a clear quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- We carve and serve when you are ready to eat.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Find out who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Planning a hog roast in Dorking
Dorking is about 10 miles north-west of Crawley, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Dorking suit a hog roast. We cater 395 places in Surrey. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Among the historic houses close to Dorking are Polesden Lacey (2.7 miles north-west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you are booking one. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Dorking, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Events anywhere in RH4 and RH5 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your event could be at a house on High Street, Station Road and London Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Dorking include the A24 and A25, which makes travel to your event easy. Other places close to Dorking we cover include Pixham (1 mile north-east), North Holmwood (1 mile south), Westhumble (2 miles north), Westcott (2 miles west) and Blackbrook (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (8 miles north), Horley (8 miles south-east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (9 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Mesolithic Museum (3.9 miles south-west) and Headley Court (4.8 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
- Local schools include The Ashcombe School (0.6 miles north) and The Ashcombe School (0.6 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Wheatsheaf Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
- Local facilities include Pippbrook House (0.5 miles north)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away