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Hog Roast Catering in Horley, Surrey
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your event in Horley. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Weddings and receptions
- Corporate events
- Wakes
Hog roast hire for Horley
About our hog roast hire in Horley
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. Typical bookings include weddings, day or evening and staff days and open days, with hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
There are lots of options in a town like Horley: a garden, a club, a hall or a venue. We’ll agree where the roaster goes beforehand. You’ll know what’s included before booking: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Events we cater in Horley
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Horley: one roast feeds a crowd, and the carving gives people something to watch.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Horley and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Weddings and receptions
- Sports clubs and societies
After a service at St Wilfrid's Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
Before booking anyone
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Why choose a hog roast in Horley?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. That is why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Sides to make it a full meal
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Horley: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Horley?
The closest is Horley station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
We are gathering after a service at St Wilfrid's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Do you travel across Surrey?
All of Surrey is in our area. Send us the address for a quote.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you cook a hog roast in a small garden?
Many gardens are big enough, and a way to wheel the equipment through. Send us a photo.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Will people get crackling?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we do not need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. By late September, sunset in Horley is around 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- We carve and serve when you’re ready to eat.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so all you need is the space.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Hog roast hire around Horley
Horley is about 5 miles north of Crawley, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Horley suit a hog roast. Horley is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Horley to Guildford (about 18 miles away).
For a fundraiser at a school like Horley Infant School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Horley station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Horley is within about 8 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
This part of Surrey takes in RH6. Your event could be at a house on Station Road, High Street and Church Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Horley is on the A23 and B2036, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Hookwood (1 mile south-west), Fernhill (2 miles south-east), Burstow (2 miles south-east), Smallfield (2 miles east) and Shipley Bridge (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (12 miles north), Redhill (4 miles north), Ewell (13 miles north), Reigate (4 miles north), Caterham (8 miles north-east) and Dorking (8 miles north-west). Being one of Surrey’s larger places, Horley has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Well-known places in the area include Reigate Castle (4.5 miles north) and East Surrey Hospital (2.8 miles north). Open spaces near Horley include Reigate Heath.
- Local schools include Oakwood School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bull pub (under half a mile west)
Towns and villages near Horley
Also in Horley
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Where the roaster can go in Horley
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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