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Hog Roast Hire in Locksbottom
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast in Locksbottom and across Greater London.
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Clubhouse events
- Summer garden parties
Slow-roasted pork in Locksbottom
About our hog roast hire in Locksbottom
We roast the hog at your event, not in a kitchen miles away, which means it is carved hot, with crisp crackling. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. We serve new potatoes, salads and spit-roast lamb, and typical bookings are for staff days and open days and club events and presentations.
Gardens in Locksbottom tend to be compact, with neighbours on both sides, so clearance from fences and windows matters most. A word with the neighbours before a long roast is always a good idea. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Area
- Locksbottom (BR6, BR2, BR5)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Locksbottom questions
We’re gathering after a service at St Paul: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you do a hog roast in South Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
How does hog roast hire work?
You choose the date, the menu and the serving time; we do the rest. Just give us an outdoor spot to cook.
Do you serve the crackling?
Of course: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
What meats can we have?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Catered or do it yourself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
If timings shift, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Evenings in Locksbottom stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Name a contact for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
A hog roast in Locksbottom: local details
Locksbottom is about 2 miles south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Hosts in Locksbottom book us for events of all sizes. We cover 764 places across Greater London. Our bookings stretch from Locksbottom to London (11 miles away).
Parks such as South Park typically need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as St Paul, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Locksbottom. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Events anywhere in BR6, BR2 and BR5 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Your event could be at a house on Mada Road, Winton Road and Park Avenue, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Locksbottom, we also cover Crofton (1 mile east), Farnborough (1 mile south-east), Petts Wood (1 mile north-east), Bromley Common (1 mile north-west) and Keston (1 mile south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
A little further out are The Mall (2.9 miles north-west) and Princess Royal University Hospital (0.5 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Summer Hill and Downe Bank Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Locksbottom include Darrick Wood School (within half a mile south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Bromley (2.8 miles north-west)
What affects the price in Locksbottom
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Distance from us
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Whether you want china
- Site access
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- Which meats and sides you’d like
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Locksbottom
You do not need much on your side: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. Everything else comes with us.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Locksbottom and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Club events and presentations
- Work summer parties
If guests are travelling by rail, Orpington station is about 1.2 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Travel and any London charges
- The full menu and the sides
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. That’s why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Locksbottom
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away