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Hog Roast Hire in Pitland Street
Planning a hog roast in Pitland Street? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Weddings, day or evening
A hog roast near Pitland Street
How our hog roast hire works in Pitland Street
Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, ready to carve when you are. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, salads and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for weddings and receptions and Fêtes, fairs and shows.
In a hamlet or village like Pitland Street, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so you only need to provide the space.
Salads, coleslaw and potatoes make it a full meal, and they’re listed in your quote.
FAQs for Pitland Street
Can you do a hog roast in Wotton and Abinger Commons?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Pitland Street too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
What meats can we have?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. Vegetarian and vegan options are available too.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Pitland Street: venues, access and local tips
Pitland Street is about 5 miles south-west of Dorking, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast to events anywhere in Pitland Street, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Pitland Street is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Pitland Street to Guildford (8 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the closest railway station is Gomshall station, roughly 2.7 miles north-west of the centre. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Belmont Prep School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Pitland Street, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Wherever your event is in RH5, we can roast on site for your guests. Streets in the area include Horsham Road, Pitland Street and Holmbury Hill Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Holmbury St Mary (1 mile north), Peaslake (2 miles west), Ewhurst (3 miles south-west), Ewhurst Green (3 miles south) and Mayes Green (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (8 miles north-west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (12 miles north-east), Horley (10 miles east), Redhill (11 miles east) and Ewell (13 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Abinger Castle (1.2 miles north) and Mesolithic Museum (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Vann Lake and Leith Hill.
- Nearby schools include Hurtwood House (1 mile south-west)
The process
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. In Pitland Street, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need light by the roaster and the serving table.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. That is why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Pitland Street hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Who books hog roast hire in Pitland Street?
You can taste the hours of roasting: tender pork and proper crackling.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Pitland Street, including:
- Weddings, day or evening
- Staff days and open days
- Christmas parties
- Gatherings after a funeral
If you had Wotton and Abinger Commons in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- VAT, if it applies
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
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The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards