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Hog Roast Hire in Picketts Lock
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your event in Picketts Lock. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Wakes
- Christmas parties
- Weddings, day or evening
Hog roast hire for Picketts Lock
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Picketts Lock until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, we need light by the roaster and the serving table.
- 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.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or N9 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
About our hog roast hire in Picketts Lock
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, for hours, under a gazebo outside. When it’s ready, our chef carves it and our staff serve it in soft rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and a piece of crackling. Whether it is village fêtes and school fairs and christmas fairs, we can cook hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes.
Gardens in Picketts Lock tend to be compact, with neighbours on both sides, so we look for a spot well away from fences, sheds and windows. A word with the neighbours before a long roast is always a good idea. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Where
- Picketts Lock (N9, E4, N18)
- Region
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Picketts Lock
The price comes down to:
- Travel to Picketts Lock
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Crockery choices
- How many people are eating
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
- The venue or postcode
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Picketts Lock, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Access for our equipment, without steps
Picketts Lock is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
Planning a hog roast in Picketts Lock
Picketts Lock is about 1 mile west of Chingford, in Greater London. We cover events in Picketts Lock, as well as the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
For anyone arriving by rail, Ponders End station, about 1.2 miles north, is the nearest station. A green space like Pymmes Park is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, usually the council’s.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the N9, E4 and N18 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean an event in a garden on Ardra Road, Goodwin Road and Hennessy Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Picketts Lock include the A1037, which makes travel to your event easy. Nearby, we also cater events in Chingford Mount (1 mile south-east), South Chingford (1 mile south), Chingford (1 mile east), Edmonton (1 mile west) and Ponders End (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south-west), Marylebone (9 miles south-west), Kensington (11 miles south-west), St Pancras (8 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.1 miles west) and The Epping Forest Museum (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Picketts Lock include Pole Hill and Highams Park Lake.
- Local schools include Nightingale Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The King's Ford pub (1 mile south-east)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Edmonton (1.7 miles west)
A hog roast compared with other options
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. That is why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book with us
- An itemised quote
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
If timings shift, tell us: we can hold the roast for a while.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal.
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
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.
Also near Picketts Lock
What else we do in Picketts Lock
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Questions from Picketts Lock
What if our house in Picketts Lock has no side access?
Often, if there is a rear gate, a front garden or a yard we can use. Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Can you do a hog roast in Pymmes Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you come to Picketts Lock?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Working with your venue
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.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away