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Hog Roast Hire for Row Town
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Row Town and the surrounding area.
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Weddings and receptions
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Hog roast hire in Row Town
Hog roast hire in Row Town, slow-roasted on site
A whole hog, roasted for hours and carved in front of your guests: that is hog roast hire in Row Town. Rolls, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling come as standard, and you can add sides and other meats. For corporate events and birthdays and anniversaries, we can cook new potatoes, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb and more.
A place like Row Town frequently has a village hall, a recreation ground or a pub garden nearby; any can work, with the owner’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. By late September, sunset in Row Town is around 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
What affects the price in Row Town
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Crockery choices
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- How many people are eating
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Allergies we should know about
- A picture of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Row Town: venues, access and local tips
Row Town is about 3 miles west of Weybridge, in Surrey. We cover events in Row Town. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 9 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Addlestone station, about 1.2 miles north-east. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like St Paul's, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
We cover events in every part of KT15. Whether your event is on Coombe Drive, Franklands Drive and Dickens Drive or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Row Town, we also cover Ottershaw (1 mile west), Woodham (1 mile south), Chertsey (2 miles north), West Byfleet (2 miles south) and Lyne (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (9 miles south), Woking (4 miles south-west), Camberley (10 miles west), Epsom (10 miles east), Ewell (11 miles east) and Egham (5 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Runnymede Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and The Hockey Museum (3.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Row Town includes Abbey Lake and St Ann's Hill.
- Local schools include Jubilee High School (0.5 miles north) and White Lodge Children's Centre (1.3 miles north-west)
Row Town: your questions answered
How far is Row Town from London?
About 20 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Row Town?
Addlestone station, about 1.2 miles north-east of the centre.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you come to Row Town?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Row Town and the rest of Surrey included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
You choose the date, the menu and the serving time; we do the rest. All we need is a place to cook outdoors.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Perfect for your event in Row Town
Most people love roast pork and crackling, and there are alternatives for everyone else.
In Row Town and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Club events and presentations
- Community events
- Parties at home
If you had Woburn Park in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we can’t simply set up a roaster in a public park.
Before booking anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Staffing on the day
- Whether VAT is included
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
If timings shift, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
We also hire out the roaster for DIY hog roasts.
Also near Row Town
Other occasions in Row Town
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a barbecue, a hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone, instead of food coming off the grill in batches. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why Row Town hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- An itemised quote
- Sides to make it a full meal
See how we price or the cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
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.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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