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Hog Roast Hire for Longford
Planning a hog roast in Longford? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Weddings, day or evening
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Gatherings after a funeral
Slow-roasted pork in Longford
Step by step
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: in Longford, sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, while in December the light goes at about 3:55pm.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
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.
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About our hog roast hire in Longford
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. On the menu are crackling, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken, and we’re often booked for birthdays and anniversaries and christmas parties.
Somewhere like Longford, a yard or firm field frequently works. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
We will agree a contact for the day, ideally not the host, so you can enjoy yourself.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Nearby places to Longford
Other occasions in Longford
Occasions we serve in Longford
It’s generous, hearty food that most people love, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Longford and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Wakes
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Staff days and open days
- Milestone birthdays
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, about 0.5 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Travel and any London charges
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- A clear list of what’s included
Your questions about a hog roast in Longford
How far is Longford from London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Do you cook it or do we?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Catering is the most popular choice.
Is it just pork?
The hog is the centrepiece, with lamb and chicken as extras.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
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.
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
Send us the date, the address or SL3 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast in Longford
Longford is about 2 miles south-west of West Drayton, in Slough. We cover Longford and its neighbours for events. Longford is one of 31 places in Slough where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Longford to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
A green space like Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, usually the council’s. Historic houses near Longford include Frogmore House (4.3 miles west) and Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for caterers, so check before booking.
We cover events in every part of SL3, UB7 and TW6. Whether your event is on Wallis Road, Widgeon Road and Stanwell Moor Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. Longford sits on or near the A3044, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. Close by, we cover events in Harmondsworth (1 mile north-east), Stanwell (2 miles south-east), Heathrow (2 miles east), Sipson (2 miles north-east) and West Bedfont (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Slough (6 miles north-west), Cippenham (7 miles north-west), Chalvey (5 miles west), Britwell (7 miles north-west), Langley (3 miles north-west) and Upton (5 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west) and Harlington (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
- Nearby, you will find The Kings Arms (within half a mile north-east)
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which often makes it better value. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Timed around your day
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away