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Hog Roast Hire in Upper Heyford
Hog roast hire in Upper Heyford: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Christmas parties
- Weddings, day or evening
- Parties at home
Slow-roasted pork in Upper Heyford
Your questions about a hog roast in Upper Heyford
Is Upper Heyford close to London?
Roughly 58 miles from the centre of London.
We’re gathering after a service at Heyford Park Chapel: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
We handle the roasting, carving and serving. Just give us an outdoor spot to cook.
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.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Hog roast hire for your event in Upper Heyford
Hog roast hire means a whole pig roasted slowly at your venue, for hours, under a gazebo outside. Then our chef carves it and the team serves it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and a piece of crackling. On the menu are spit-roast lamb, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken, and we are frequently booked for clubhouse events and christmas fairs.
For a place the size of Upper Heyford, your own garden is often the best venue: plenty of room, no hire fees and nobody stuck in the kitchen. Let us know how we reach the garden. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Location
- Upper Heyford (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
- Numbers
- Distance from us
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
How the day works
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. Evenings in Upper Heyford stay light until about 9:30pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
How to get a price
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Bringing a hog roast to Upper Heyford
Upper Heyford is about 5 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We cover Upper Heyford and its neighbours for events. Upper Heyford is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Upper Heyford to Oxford (about 12 miles away).
If you are gathering after a service at a church like Heyford Park Chapel, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX25, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Hampden Square, High Street and Gordon Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Upper Heyford, we also cover Caulcott (1 mile south), Lower Heyford (1 mile south-west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles south-east), Somerton (2 miles north) and Ardley (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (12 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north), Bicester (5 miles east), Witney (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (7 miles south) and Headington Quarry (12 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Community Hospital (4.8 miles south-east) and Ardley Castle (2 miles north-east).
- Pubs nearby include Barley Mow pub (0.8 miles west)
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Places near Upper Heyford
Other occasions in Upper Heyford
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Catered or DIY? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. For bigger events, catering is usually the easier choice. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in Upper Heyford
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Why choose hog roast hire in Upper Heyford?
You can taste the hours of roasting: the meat is tender and the crackling crisp, carved fresh for every roll.
Whatever the occasion in Upper Heyford, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Summer garden parties
- Corporate events
- Christmas parties
If guests are travelling by rail, Heyford station, about 1.8 miles west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
The roaster needs looking after for hours, which is our job, not yours. You can relax and enjoy the day.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away