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Christmas Hog Roast in Highwood
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Highwood and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Year-end thank-yous
- December open days
- Festive family get-togethers
Planning an event in Highwood?
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Menu choices and extras
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Christmas hog roast in Highwood, slow-roasted on site
Fridays in December go first, so ask early. For boxing Day and New Year gatherings and christmas family parties, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and apple sauce for your guests.
For a Christmas party near Highwood, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are frequently soft. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Highwood
Guests can eat standing up and keep chatting.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- End-of-term celebrations
- Winter fairs and markets
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Festive family get-togethers
If a church like St John the Baptist is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How dietary needs are handled
- Any travel or access charges
- The space, cover and access they need
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. By about 4:05pm in late December, Highwood is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- 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 under cover in daylight and roast through the afternoon.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Common questions in Highwood
Is Highwood too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can you cater outdoors in December?
We roast outdoors whatever the season. Plan a warm place for guests.
Planning a Christmas party in Highwood
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We cover Christmas parties in Highwood, as well as the surrounding area. Highwood is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Highwood to Southampton (16 miles away).
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Poulner Infant School, hot rolls go down well. Highwood 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.
Anywhere in BH24, we can roast on site for your guests. If your venue is just outside Highwood, we also cover Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Nearby schools include Ringwood School Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include Alice Lisle Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a restaurant booking, you avoid set-menu prices and keep everyone in one place. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Label alternatives clearly
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
We set up while it’s still light, then roast through the afternoon.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards