Hampshire · England
Christmas Party Catering in Ashurst, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Ashurst? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- End-of-term celebrations
- Christmas family parties
- Late-night shopping events
Planning an event in Ashurst?
About our Christmas hog roast in Ashurst
Add roast turkey alongside the hog, with roast potatoes and salads. Chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option cover everyone else. Typical bookings include work Christmas parties and winter open days, serving roast turkey, roast potatoes and hog roast rolls.
In winter near Ashurst, we need firm ground and light. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
For event organisers in Ashurst
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
The process
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your Christmas party. In Ashurst, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Ask early for a December date.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it is light and set up under cover.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a restaurant booking, you avoid set-menu prices and keep everyone in one place. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why book our hog roast in Ashurst
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Ashurst?
Rolls suit a mingling party.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Ashurst. Here are some of the most popular:
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Winter open days
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Winter fairs and markets
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 0.7 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before booking
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
- How dietary needs are handled
- How many staff will carve and serve
Planning a Christmas party in Ashurst
Ashurst is about 2 miles south of Totton, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Ashurst. Ashurst is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Ashurst to Southampton (6 miles away).
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Foxhills Infant School, hot rolls go down well. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Colbury Christ Church draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. Ashurst is within about 4 miles of the New Forest National Park, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route. With the sea within about 6 miles, December breezes can be cold, so plan somewhere warm for guests to eat.
Wherever your Christmas party is in SO40, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Ash Grove, Cecil Avenue and Dene Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Colbury (1 mile east), Lyndhurst (3 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (5 miles south) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Ashurst Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and National Dairy Museum (0.5 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Testwood Lakes.
- Local schools include Hounsdown School (1.2 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Forest Inn (within half a mile south-east)
Ashurst: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Ashurst?
The closest is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Do you cover Ashurst?
Yes, Ashurst is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
Yes, a hog roast is a popular stall at Christmas fairs. Send us the details.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Site access
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Roast turkey
A carved roast turkey makes it feel like Christmas, with the pork and crackling too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We set up while it is still light, and cook into the evening.
Lights around the carving station add atmosphere.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Towns and villages near Ashurst
Other occasions in Ashurst
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards