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Hog Roast Catering in Inkpen, West Berkshire
Hog roast hire in Inkpen: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Staff days and open days
- Wakes
- Parties at home
A hog roast near Inkpen
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone, instead of food coming off the grill in batches. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why Inkpen hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Timed around your day
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
How our hog roast hire works in Inkpen
There is nothing quite like the smell of a hog roast drifting across a garden or field. We roast slowly on site in Inkpen, then serve it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Popular choices include new potatoes, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for work summer parties and birthdays and anniversaries.
For a rural spot like Inkpen, a hog roast feels right at home. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Area
- Inkpen (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Permission from the venue or landowner
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Inkpen
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
Towns and villages near Inkpen
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The process
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Late September evenings in Inkpen lose the light at about 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:00pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Questions from Inkpen
Is Inkpen too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Inkpen?
Kintbury station, about 1.9 miles north-east of the centre.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What meats can we have?
The hog is the centrepiece, with lamb and chicken as extras.
Do you cover the whole of West Berkshire?
We cater across West Berkshire. Get in touch for a price.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Do you cook it or do we?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What affects the price in Inkpen
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Plates or china
- Numbers
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, tell us:
- The venue or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
Send us the date, the address or RG17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Hog roast hire around Inkpen
Inkpen is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Events in Inkpen are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Inkpen is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Reading, about 22 miles away.
Within reach of Inkpen are historic houses such as Stargroves (3.2 miles south-east) and Benham Park (4.6 miles north-east). Historic venues often limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. After a service at Church of St Michael, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG17. Local streets include Folly Road, Post Office Road and Robins Hill; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Inkpen we cover include Inkpen Common (1 mile south-east), Upper Green (1 mile south), Hell Corner (1 mile east), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find Crown and Garter pub (0.5 miles south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards