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Christmas Hog Roast in Hampshire

Christmas hog roast in all 683 towns and villages of Hampshire, slow-roasted on site, served at the time you choose.

Christmas Hog Roast across Hampshire

Christmas hog roast in every part of Hampshire

A hog roast for Christmas parties and winter fairs, with roast turkey as an option, carved hot on a cold evening. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or tell us about your event for a quote.

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How Christmas hog roast works in Hampshire

It’s dark before 4pm in December, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. The cooking area and path need lighting. Typical bookings include christmas lights switch-ons and winter fairs and markets, with roast turkey, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken.

Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy.

It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.

What you will pay

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 hosts in Hampshire choose us

Cooked on the day, low and slow
We bring everything to cook and serve
Timed around your day
Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside

Ask for a quote

Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.

Landmarks near Basingstoke

Bookings here are frequently close to King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, Cranbourne and Eastrop Park, among other places. You’ll also find The Rising Sun pub (0.5 miles north-east), St Michael's Church (0.5 miles east) and The Costello School (1 mile east). The closest station to Basingstoke is Basingstoke station, about 0.6 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Basing House (2.2 miles east) and The Malls (0.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.

December events across Hampshire

Across Hampshire, festive bookings range from works car parks to village halls. Tell us about lighting and access. Parts of Hampshire are within a few miles of the New Forest National Park, the South Downs National Park and the Surrey Hills National Landscape, so check venue rules on outside caterers for countryside events. Around 143 places in Hampshire are close to the coast, where we always think about wind when choosing a cooking spot.

Basingstoke: The A30 and A33 make Basingstoke easy to reach on a dark winter evening. If a church like St Michael's Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. Christmas parties in Basingstoke are almost always after dark: sunset is about 4:00pm in December. The cooking area is lit; tell us about lighting on the way to it.

Prices and what affects them

Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:

How easy it is to reach the spot
Which meats and sides you choose
How many people are eating
Crockery choices

What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.

Details that help

Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:

Roughly how many people
Any dietary needs or allergies
Rules from the venue or landowner
The venue or postcode

The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.

For planners, venues and organisers

If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.

If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.

Catered or do it yourself?

A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.

You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.

Planning for dietary needs

Some guests won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:

Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately
Count who doesn’t eat pork
Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP

At the agreed time, we carve hot and serve, so food goes out straight from the roaster.

Add roast turkey for a traditional Christmas touch.

Space, access and the venue

The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:

Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
Space away from buildings, marquees and trees
Parking near the cooking area

Hampshire questions

Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?

We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.

When should we book?

Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.

Can you do gluten-free?

Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.

Can you trade at our Christmas fair?

Yes. Hot rolls on a cold evening sell well.

What if things run late?

We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.

Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?

No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.

How long does the roast need?

A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.