Hampshire · England
Christmas Hog Roast in Picket Twenty
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party across Picket Twenty and Hampshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Office Christmas parties
- New Year parties
- Festive family get-togethers
A hog roast near Picket Twenty
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Compared with a cold buffet, hot carved meat is far more welcome in December. 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.
Why us?
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Christmas hog roast in Picket Twenty, slow-roasted on site
Family gatherings at Christmas can be big, and a hog roast feeds everyone without anyone stuck in the kitchen. For end-of-year team celebrations and club and society Christmas parties, we can cook apple sauce, roast turkey and roast potatoes for your guests.
Near Picket Twenty, country lanes are dark in winter, so let us know about access and lighting. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
What comes off the roaster
Roast turkey
A carved roast turkey makes it feel like Christmas, served alongside the pork and crackling.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Towns and villages near Picket Twenty
Other occasions in Picket Twenty
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
Lighting at the serving table matters after dark, and we will plan it with you.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Picket Twenty
How far is Picket Twenty from London?
About 62 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Picket Twenty?
Andover station, about 1.8 miles west of the centre.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you do turkey for a Christmas party?
We can: turkey and pork together suit most Christmas parties.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Picket Twenty in December: what to know
Picket Twenty is about 1 mile east of Andover, in Hampshire. Picket Twenty is well within our area for Christmas parties and the places nearby. Picket Twenty is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Picket Twenty to Southampton (20 miles away).
A winter fair at a school like Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School gets dark early, so hot food is popular. For anyone getting the train home after the party, the closest railway station is Andover station, roughly 1.8 miles west of the centre.
We cover Christmas parties in every part of SP10 and SP11. We can cater a Christmas party on streets such as Levy Road, London Road and Stalls Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Picket Twenty is on the A3093, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. If your venue is just outside Picket Twenty, we also cover Andover Down (1 mile north-east), Finkley Down (1 mile north), Picket Piece (1 mile north-east), Andover (1 mile west) and East Anton (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (11 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (14 miles east).
A little further out are Finkley Down Farm Museum (1 mile north) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.9 miles west). Open spaces near Picket Twenty include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Nearby schools include Winton Community Academy (0.6 miles west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Occasions we serve in Picket Twenty
Nothing beats hot pork on a December evening.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Picket Twenty, such as:
- Year-end thank-yous
- Festive family get-togethers
- Office Christmas parties
- Festive open evenings
With the A3093 nearby, December journeys to Picket Twenty are straightforward.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In Picket Twenty, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Book early for December.
- We check your venue and send a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Indoor space for eating
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- A firm surface, as winter grass can be soft
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Picket Twenty
- Roast potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast turkey
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away