Hampshire · England
Christmas Hog Roast for Lower Upham
Looking for a hog roast for your Christmas party in Lower Upham? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Work Christmas parties
- Lights switch-on evenings
A hog roast near Lower Upham
The process
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. A lunchtime Christmas party in Lower Upham is the only one in good daylight, as it is dark by about 4:00pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
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.
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Christmas hog roast in Lower Upham, carved to order
From office parties to village Christmas fairs, we cater festive events around Lower Upham. On the menu are roast turkey, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and we are regularly asked to cater between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers and year-end thank-yous.
Near Lower Upham, country lanes are dark in winter, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
For event organisers in Lower Upham
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Festive bookings around Lower Upham
Lower Upham is about 4 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Christmas parties in Lower Upham are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Upham to Southampton (7 miles away).
If a church like Church of St Mary is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Upham Church of England Aided Primary School, suit a hog roast.
Anywhere in SO32, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a Christmas party in a garden on Upham Street, Winchester Road and Portsmouth Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Wintershill (1 mile south), Upham (1 mile north-east), Durley Street (1 mile south), Ashton (1 mile east) and Fair Oak (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (4 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.2 miles south-east) and Moorgreen Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Twyford Down.
- Schools near Lower Upham include Wyvern Technology College (2.2 miles south-west)
Nearby places to Lower Upham
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Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Name someone to meet us.
Festive lights around the serving area look great.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
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.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Your menu choices
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Roast turkey
Turkey and pork together cover traditionalists and crackling fans alike.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A short route for our equipment
- A hall, office or heated marquee for guests
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast turkey
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Lower Upham
How far is Lower Upham from London?
About 62 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Lower Upham?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can you cater outdoors in December?
Yes, the roast always cooks outdoors under cover. Guests will want somewhere warm and dry to eat.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Lower Upham?
Guests can eat standing up and keep chatting.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Christmas family parties
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Festive open evenings
- Christmas lights switch-ons
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the closest railway station is Hedge End station, roughly 3.4 miles south-west of the centre.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards