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Hog Roast Hire for Lower Kingswood
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Lower Kingswood.
- Parties at home
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Work summer parties
Slow-roasted pork in Lower Kingswood
Lower Kingswood: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you do a hog roast in Eyhurst Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Is it just pork?
The hog is the centrepiece, but lamb and chicken can be added.
How our hog roast hire works in Lower Kingswood
It’s a simple format that suits most crowds: roast pork in a soft roll, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. Whether it’s big birthdays and anniversaries and gatherings after a funeral, we’ll put together a menu of coleslaw, crackling and new potatoes and more.
In a rural place like Lower Kingswood, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. You’ll know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
How we price a hog roast
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Distance from us
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
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.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your menu choices
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your guests, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Planning an evening hog roast in Lower Kingswood? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:05pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- 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.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
A hog roast compared with other options
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. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Lower Kingswood hosts choose us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Lower Kingswood: venues, access and local tips
Lower Kingswood is about 3 miles north of Reigate, in Surrey. We cover Lower Kingswood and its neighbours for events. Lower Kingswood is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Kingswood to London (about 16 miles away).
If you had Eyhurst Park in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we can’t simply set up a roaster in a public park. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Kingswood Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Lower Kingswood, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the KT20 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Tealby Close, Orchard Way and Brighton Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Lower Kingswood, we also cover Margery (1 mile south-east), Mogador (1 mile south-west), Kingswood (1 mile north), Walton on the Hill (1 mile west) and Tadworth (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Epsom (5 miles north-west), Horley (7 miles south), Redhill (3 miles south-east), Ewell (6 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (11 miles north-west) and Caterham (5 miles east).
A little further out are Walton on the Hill (1.6 miles north-west) and The Belfry (3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Mercers Lake and Reigate Heath.
- Local schools include Chinthurst School (1.4 miles north-west) and St Bede's School (2.3 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Sportsman pub (0.7 miles south-west)
Where the roaster can go in Lower Kingswood
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Parking near the spot
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
What else we do in Lower Kingswood
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We get there early, cook, carve and serve, then clear up.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Events we cater in Lower Kingswood
It is generous, hearty food that most people love, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
Whatever the occasion in Lower Kingswood, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Festive gatherings
- Work summer parties
- Parties at home
If guests are travelling by rail, the nearest station is Kingswood station, about 1.5 miles north.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards