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Christmas Hog Roast in Sholing
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Sholing and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Year-end thank-yous
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Work Christmas parties
Slow-roasted pork in Sholing
How our Christmas hog roast works in Sholing
At a Christmas fair or lights switch-on in Sholing, a hog roast draws a queue: hot food in the hand on a cold evening. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, apple sauce and roast turkey, and we’re regularly asked to cater lights switch-on evenings and boxing Day and New Year gatherings.
At a festive party in Sholing, a hog roast in the garden goes down well on a dark December evening. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Where
- Sholing (SO19)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
At a winter fair, hot pork rolls are always popular. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Planned to your running order
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Sholing
How far is Sholing from London?
About 68 miles from central London.
Can you do a hog roast in Westwood Woodland Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can the food be served indoors?
Serving inside is generally fine with the venue’s agreement.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Who books Christmas hog roast in Sholing?
It makes a work party feel generous.
People around Sholing book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Sports club Christmas do’s
- Year-end thank-yous
- Family Christmas gatherings
- New Year parties
The A3025 make Sholing easy to reach on a dark winter evening.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Any travel or access charges
- Who carves and who serves
Organising for someone else?
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Flat ground outside, with lights for after dark
- A lit route to the food
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Roast turkey
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Sholing in December: what to know
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Sholing and the surrounding area are covered for Christmas parties. We cater 40 places across Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
For colleagues travelling by train, the closest railway station is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. If a church like Church of St Mary is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Sholing, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route. The coast is within about 2 miles of Sholing, and winter sea winds can be bitter, so plan somewhere warm for guests to eat.
Anywhere in SO19, we can bring the roaster to you. From Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. Being close to the A3025, Sholing is easy for us to reach for your Christmas party. For Christmas parties just outside Sholing, we cover Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Being one of Southampton’s larger places, Sholing has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Within reach you will find Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Sholing (under half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
How the day works
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. In Sholing, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Send us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the outdoor cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We clear away whatever the weather.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
Each price is built from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Menu choices and extras
- The number of people
- Travel to Sholing
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- A photo of the cooking area
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
We set up while it’s still light, then roast through the afternoon.
Lights around the carving station add atmosphere.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away