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Party Hog Roast in Stanford Common
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your party makes the food part of your party in Stanford Common.
- Street parties
- Engagement parties
- Garden parties
Slow-roasted pork in Stanford Common
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with takeaway pizzas, the roast is an event in itself. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Stanford Common
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Party hog roast in Stanford Common, carved to order
For a christening or naming day in Stanford Common, a hog roast in the garden feeds the whole family, and nobody misses the celebration. Typical bookings include 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays and wedding anniversaries, with coleslaw, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
In a small place like Stanford Common, a party in the garden or a nearby field is frequently the plan. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we’ll handle the rest. The hog is roasted on site at your party, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Occasions we serve in Stanford Common
Young and old enjoy it.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Stanford Common and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Summer parties in the garden
- Getting-engaged parties
- Retirement parties
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
Within reach of Stanford Common are historic houses such as Wanborough Manor (3.5 miles south) and Guildford Castle (4.4 miles south-east). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Plates, china and cutlery
- VAT, if it applies
Nearby places to Stanford Common
Also in Stanford Common
Where the roaster can go in Stanford Common
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Clearance from walls, fences and overhanging branches
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
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.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Parties in Stanford Common: homes, halls and local tips
Stanford Common is about 4 miles north-west of Guildford, in Surrey. We cater parties of every size in Stanford Common. We bring hog roasts to 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
If you had Burner's Heath and Swallows Pond in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. For party guests on the train, Brookwood station is about 1.6 miles away.
We cover parties in every part of the GU24 postcode area. Streets in the area include Ash Road, Upper Stanford Road and Aldershot Road, and a party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Pirbright (1 mile north), Worplesdon (1 mile east), Willey Green (2 miles south), Fairlands (2 miles south-east) and Normandy (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (4 miles south-east), Woking (4 miles north-east), Camberley (5 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles south-west), Egham (11 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Guildford Castle (4.4 miles south-east) and Brookwood Hospital (2.6 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Hog's Back and Ash Ranges.
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart pub (0.9 miles north)
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Time on site
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Stanford Common
Could you cook in Burner's Heath and Swallows Pond?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Stanford Common?
The closest is Brookwood station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. At midsummer, it’s light in Stanford Common until about 9:20pm, which gives a garden party a long evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:05pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send a picture of where the roaster could go.
- We confirm it works and send a quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- We serve when you are ready.
- We leave the garden tidy.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- 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