Hampshire · England
Christmas Party Catering in Lord's Wood, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Lord's Wood and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- End-of-term celebrations
- New Year parties
- Office Christmas parties
Christmas hog roast in Lord's Wood
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every Christmas party is different. The main factors are:
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any venue rules
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many people
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Christmas hog roast in Lord's Wood, carved to order
It’s dark before 4pm in December, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. We will need light around the serving area. We are often asked to cater staff Christmas do’s and christmas fairs, serving hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes.
For a Christmas party near Lord's Wood, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are often soft. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Lord's Wood: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Lord's Wood?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Lord's Wood?
The closest is Eastleigh station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can you serve inside our office or hall?
Serving inside is usually fine with the venue’s agreement.
Can you cater outdoors in December?
Winter is a great time for a hog roast.
Festive bookings around Lord's Wood
Lord's Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We take a hog roast for your Christmas party to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Lord's Wood and the surrounding area. Lord's Wood is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Lord's Wood to Southampton (6 miles away).
If people are coming by rail, Eastleigh station is about 1.6 miles away. PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Colden Common Primary School, suit a hog roast.
We cover Christmas parties in every part of the SO50 postcode area. Other places close to Lord's Wood we cover include Highbridge (1 mile north-west), Brambridge (1 mile north-east), Colden Common (1 mile north-east), Nob's Crook (1 mile east) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (5 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (9 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Eastleigh Museum (1.7 miles south-west) and Wolvesey Castle (5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Crestwood Community School (1.5 miles south-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- Parking near the cooking area
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a restaurant Christmas party, a hog roast at your venue keeps everyone together and is frequently better value. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- All the equipment comes with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Towns and villages near Lord's Wood
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About the food
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
- Count who doesn’t eat pork
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls
We set up while it’s still light, and cook into the evening.
Lights around the carving station add atmosphere.
How it works
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. With sunset at about 4:00pm in December, most Christmas parties in Lord's Wood are after dark. The cooking area is lit; tell us about lighting on the way to it.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Perfect for your Christmas party in Lord's Wood
Nothing beats hot pork on a December evening.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Festive open evenings
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Office Christmas parties
- End-of-year team celebrations
If a church like St Mary's Church is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Questions to ask before booking
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Allergen information for every dish
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away