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Hog Roast Catering in Wapping, Greater London
Hog roast hire in Wapping: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Club events and presentations
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Community events
A hog roast near Wapping
How we price a hog roast
Each price is built from:
- Numbers
- Travel to Wapping
- Whether you want china
- Which meats and sides you choose
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’re paying for.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
How our hog roast hire works in Wapping
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, for hours, under a gazebo outside. Then our chef carves it and the team serves it in rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Typical bookings include festive gatherings and corporate events, serving new potatoes, crackling and halloumi skewers.
From a family garden to an office courtyard, bookings in Wapping come in all shapes. Tell us how we get the equipment in, including steps, narrow gates and parking for our vehicle. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you’re not left handing out rolls.
- Area
- Wapping (E1, E1W, SE16)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about a hog roast in Wapping
Can you do a hog roast in William Curtis Ecological Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Can you cater after a service at St Peter's?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What if things run late?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Will people get crackling?
Crackling is part of every roll for anyone who wants it.
Do you come to Wapping?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Occasions we serve in Wapping
Rolls are easy to eat standing up, which makes a hog roast ideal for relaxed events, while plates and sides suit a sit-down meal.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Wapping:
- Community events
- Weddings and receptions
- Summer garden parties
- Milestone birthdays
For anyone arriving by rail, Wapping has its own station, Wapping station.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Plates, china and cutlery
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a barbecue, one roast feeds everyone at once, so nobody stands at a grill all afternoon. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Wapping hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. Around midsummer it stays light in Wapping until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the space and quote.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Wapping, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast in Wapping: local details
Wapping is about 1 mile south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Wapping and the surrounding area. We cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London.
Nearby historic houses include Mansion House (1.3 miles west) and Dr Johnson's House (2.1 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like St Peter's, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
Here we cover the E1, E1W and SE16 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on West Lane, Tunnel Road and Glamis Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Wapping sits on or near the A101 and A1210, which makes travel to your event easy. For events just outside Wapping, we cover St George in the East (1 mile north-west), East End of London (1 mile north-east), Shadwell (1 mile east), Whitechapel (1 mile north-west) and Ratcliff (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (4 miles west), Marylebone (4 miles west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north) and Hampstead (6 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Tower of London (0.7 miles west) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Wapping include St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
- Schools near Wapping include Hermitage Primary School (less than half a mile south-west) and Mulberry School for Girls (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Town of Ramsgate pub (within half a mile south)
- Local facilities include Minories (0.7 miles west) and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.1 miles north-west)
Other occasions in Wapping
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, 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 has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information
We’ll agree a contact for the day, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
We also hire out the roaster for DIY hog roasts.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
Wapping 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.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Wapping
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away