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Christmas Party Catering in Hyde, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your Christmas party turns the food into a centrepiece of your Christmas party in Hyde.
- New Year parties
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Work Christmas parties
Christmas hog roast in Hyde
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Hyde
December dates book up early, especially Fridays, so get in touch as soon as you know your date. On the menu are halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater year-end thank-yous and lights switch-on evenings.
In Hyde, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. We need firm ground and some light. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Hyde questions
What’s the nearest station to Hyde?
Hyde has its own station: Winchester station.
Can you do a hog roast in St. Cross Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Is it too cold for a hog roast?
We roast outdoors whatever the season. Guests will want somewhere warm and dry to eat.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
About the food
Roast turkey
For Christmas, roast turkey can join the pork, carved to order for a festive feel.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Who books Christmas hog roast in Hyde?
It’s a generous way to say thank you.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- Winter open days
- Staff Christmas do’s
- End-of-term celebrations
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as St Bede Church of England Primary School, suit a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Christmas parties in Hyde: local tips
Hyde is about 1 mile north of Winchester, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Christmas parties anywhere in Hyde, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Hyde is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 11 miles away.
For colleagues travelling by train, Hyde has its own station, Winchester station. If a church like St Bartholomew's Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
We cover Christmas parties in every part of the SO23, SO22 and SO20 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a Christmas party on streets such as Elm Road, Swan Lane and City Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For Christmas parties just outside Hyde, we cover Abbotts Barton (1 mile north-east), Winchester (1 mile south), Weeke (1 mile west), Highcliffe (1 mile south-east) and Bar End (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastleigh (7 miles south), Andover (12 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (7 miles south-west), Hedge End (11 miles south) and Romsey (9 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Winchester Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Royal Observer Corps Museum (0.5 miles north). Open spaces near Hyde include Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
- Nearby schools include Peter Symonds College (within half a mile west) and Leigh House Hospital (1.4 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The King Alfred pub (under half a mile south-east)
Step by step
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Late-December sunset in Hyde comes at about 4:00pm. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights, and a lit path from the door.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve hot when you are ready.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Somewhere warm and dry for guests to eat
- A short route for our equipment
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Roast turkey
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The journey to the venue
- The number of people
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
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.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a traditional sit-down Christmas lunch, a hog roast with turkey is relaxed and easier to serve. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Planned to your running order
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away