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Hog Roast Hire for Leatherhead
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast makes the food part of your event in Leatherhead.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Work summer parties
Hog roast hire for Leatherhead
Hog roast hire for your event in Leatherhead
We roast the hog at your event, not in a kitchen miles away, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp when it’s served. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. Typical bookings include christmas parties and milestone birthdays, with rotisserie chicken, coleslaw and crackling.
There are lots of options in a town like Leatherhead: your own garden, a club, a hall or a pub garden. We will check the cooking spot with you before the day. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Bringing a hog roast to Leatherhead
Leatherhead is about 4 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Wherever your event is in Leatherhead, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Leatherhead is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Leatherhead to Guildford (about 11 miles away).
For anyone arriving by rail, there is a station right in Leatherhead: Leatherhead station. If you had River Mole LNR in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we can’t simply set up a roaster in a public park. Leatherhead is within about 4 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Wherever your event is in KT22, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Church Road and Station Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. With the A24 and A245 close by, Leatherhead is easy for us to reach. Other places close to Leatherhead we cover include Fetcham (1 mile west), Mickleham (2 miles south), Great Bookham (2 miles south-west), Westhumble (3 miles south) and Little Bookham (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Walton on the Hill (3.5 miles east) and Headley Court (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Leatherhead includes Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
- Schools near Leatherhead include St Andrew's Catholic School (0.6 miles north-east) and St Andrew's Catholic School (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Duke's Head Public House (within half a mile south)
Towns and villages near Leatherhead
Also in Leatherhead
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for guests who don’t eat pork.
A hog roast or other catering?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering we roast, carve and serve; with hire you do the cooking. Most hosts choose catering for anything bigger than a family party. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Leatherhead hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Served at the time you choose
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
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 will confirm what we can provide.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
The process
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. By late September, sunset in Leatherhead is around 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- Time on site
- The number of people
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
What the cooking area needs
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Apple sauce
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
FAQs for Leatherhead
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Leatherhead from London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
How does hog roast hire work?
We handle the roasting, carving and serving. Just give us an outdoor spot to cook.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
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 if things run late?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
You will not need to worry about the food on the day. We arrive hours ahead, set up, roast, carve and serve, and our staff clear the serving area afterwards.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away