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Hog Roast Hire in Longcross
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Longcross. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Weddings, day or evening
- Wakes
- Christmas fairs
A hog roast near Longcross
About our hog roast hire in Longcross
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Whether it is milestone birthdays and wakes, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, hog roast rolls and salads and more.
In a hamlet or village like Longcross, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Longcross, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
If timings shift, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
We can supply china instead of standard plates, at an extra cost.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a barbecue, a hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone, so nobody stands at a grill all afternoon. Our guide compares the two. 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.
Why Longcross hosts choose us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Served at the time you choose
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In Longcross, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so summer evening service is usually in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- 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.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Access for our equipment, without steps
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Apple sauce
Hog roast hire around Longcross
Longcross is about 4 miles south-west of Egham, in Surrey. We cater events of every size in Longcross. We cater 395 places in Surrey. We cater events right across the region, from Longcross to Guildford (about 9 miles away).
Thinking of a hog roast in Gracious Pond? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, normally the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it. Churches such as Longcross Church rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does.
Events anywhere in KT16 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. We can cater an event on streets such as Longcross Road, Tanglewood Close and Albury Close, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater events in Trumps Green (1 mile north-east), Stonehill (1 mile south-east), Lyne (2 miles east), Mimbridge (3 miles south) and Ottershaw (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (9 miles south), Woking (4 miles south), Camberley (7 miles south-west), Epsom (14 miles east), Farnham (15 miles south-west) and Ewell (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include St. Peter's Hospital (2.6 miles east) and Chobham Museum (2.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Virginia Water Lake and St Ann's Hill.
Questions from Longcross
Do you come out to small places like Longcross?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Longcross?
Longcross station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Can you cook a hog roast in a small garden?
It depends on the space and access more than size. Describe the space and we will tell you honestly.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
What is hog roast hire?
You choose the date, the menu and the serving time; we do the rest. All we need is a place to cook outdoors.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
For event organisers in Longcross
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Also in Longcross
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards