West Berkshire · England
Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Shaw, West Berkshire
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your party in Shaw. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Engagement parties
- Big family get-togethers
Book a hog roast in Shaw
Party hog roast in Shaw, slow-roasted on site
A party at home needs a little planning for the roaster: level ground outdoors, clear of the house and fences. We’ll check it with you. We are often asked to cater neighbourhood parties and retirement parties, serving apple sauce, crackling and jacket potatoes.
Around Shaw, a garden with room to spare is all you need. A hog roast fits right in. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Area
- Shaw (RG14, RG18)
- County
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Catered or do it yourself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Hosting a hog roast party in Shaw
Shaw is about 1 mile north-east of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Shaw. Shaw is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 15 miles away.
Thinking of a hog roast in Victoria Park? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, normally the council’s, and many parks do not allow it. For party guests on the train, the nearest station is Newbury Racecourse station, about 0.8 miles south-east.
We cater parties across RG14 and RG18. Local streets include Park Lane, Shaw Road and Kiln Road; a party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. You’ll find Shaw on the A4, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. If your venue is just outside Shaw, we also cover Speenhamland (1 mile west), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Speen (1 mile west), Bagnor (2 miles west) and Stockcross (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (9 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east), Lambourn (12 miles north-west) and Burghfield Hill (11 miles east). As one of the bigger places in West Berkshire, Shaw has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Donnington Castle (1.3 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (1 mile east). Green spaces nearby include Audrey's Meadow.
- Schools near Shaw include Trinity School (under half a mile north-west) and Trinity School (within half a mile north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Cock Inn (under half a mile north-west)
What affects the price in Shaw
Things that change the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- The date and time of the event
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A step-free way into the garden
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
- A heads-up for next door
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Shaw questions
How far is Shaw from London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Shaw?
Newbury Racecourse station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
Will the smell bother the neighbours?
It is worth warning them: the roast cooks for hours and the smell travels. They may want a roll.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Is a hog roast good for a children’s party?
Plain pork rolls go down well with children, and chicken or a vegan sausage covers fussy eaters.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
The process
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your party in Shaw. A summer party in Shaw stays light until about 9:25pm at midsummer, which gives a garden party a long evening. In late September it is dark by about 7:10pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send a photo of where the roaster could go.
- We check the space and quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- We serve when you are ready.
- We leave the garden tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Every party is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your party: fill in our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Let us know roughly how many children
Our chef carves and our staff serve at the agreed time, then tidy up.
A string of lights by the carving station looks great as it gets dark.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue, no one gets stuck at the grill, and everyone eats together. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards