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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Southgate, West Sussex
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your party in Southgate. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Garden parties
- Naming ceremonies
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
A hog roast near Southgate
About our party hog roast in Southgate
If you’d rather cook yourself, DIY machine hire is an option. Most hosts prefer us to do it, and spend time with their guests. Whether it is garden parties and anniversary parties, we’ll put together a menu of apple sauce, coleslaw and a vegan burger or sausage.
In a place like Southgate, a party at home is typically the easiest option. Let us know how we reach the garden, and we will bring everything else. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Where
- Southgate (RH10, RH11)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Perfect for your party in Southgate
Young and old enjoy it.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Southgate. Typical bookings include:
- Christenings
- Retirement celebrations
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Getting-engaged parties
For party guests on the train, Crawley station serves Southgate directly.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Allergen information for every dish
- VAT, if it applies
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. In Southgate, late May sunsets come at about 8:50pm and midsummer ones at about 9:20pm, so an early-evening carve is usually in daylight. After about 3:55pm in December, we need light to carve.
- You tell us the date, your address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the space and send a clear quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve when you’re ready.
- Afterwards we tidy up the serving area.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
Why choose a hog roast in Southgate?
DIY or catered? DIY hire works for relaxed get-togethers; catering suits bigger parties. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why Southgate hosts choose us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved to order by a chef
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Planning a party in Southgate
Southgate is about 1 mile south-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. We cover parties in Southgate. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 19 miles away.
Thinking of a hog roast in Tilgate Park? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, normally the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it. A christening at St Mary's followed by a hog roast at home is a simple, popular plan.
Anywhere in RH10 and RH11, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a party in a garden on Oak Road, Cook Road and Colet Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Southgate include the A2004 and A2219, so getting the roaster to your party is simple. For parties just outside Southgate, we cover Crawley (1 mile north-east), Tilgate (1 mile east), West Green (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile north-east) and Langley Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (8 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
A little further out are Crawley Museum (0.7 miles north) and County Mall (0.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Southgate include Three Bridges Junior School (less than half a mile north-east) and St Wilfrid's Catholic School (0.5 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Downsman pub (under half a mile south-east)
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Southgate
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
- A level spot in the garden, on the patio or drive
- A wet-weather plan for guests
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Southgate: your questions answered
How far is Southgate from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to Southgate?
Southgate has its own station: Crawley station.
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.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is our garden suitable?
Frequently, yes, if there is a level spot away from the house and trees, given access for the equipment. Send us a picture.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away