Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Colden Common
Corporate hog roast in Colden Common: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Project wrap-ups
- Thank-you lunches
- New premises openings
A hog roast near Colden Common
Corporate hog roast in Colden Common, slow-roasted on site
Sites generally have rules for outside caterers: vehicle access, gas equipment and where we can cook. Tell us what your facilities team needs. Typical bookings include client and customer events and open days and family days, serving salads, rotisserie chicken and coleslaw.
Work events near Colden Common might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. It works at any of them. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Occasions we serve in Colden Common
It brings people together outside the office.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Colden Common:
- Client and customer events
- Team treats
- Summer staff parties
- Team-building days
Within reach of Colden Common are historic houses such as South Stoneham House (4.8 miles south-west). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Allergen information for every dish
- VAT, if it applies
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
Afterwards we tidy up, leaving the site as we found it.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Why choose a hog roast in Colden Common?
If it is for clients, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken to make it more formal. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Sides to make it a full meal
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
- The journey to the venue
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Allergies we should know about
Every staff event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: use our quote form.
Staff days in Colden Common: access and travel
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Our roaster is a regular sight at staff events around Colden Common, from gardens to fields. We cater 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Colden Common to Southampton (about 6 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north. Colden Common is about 63 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Staff events anywhere in SO21 and SO50 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many staff. Local streets include St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover staff events in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Thornden School (2 miles west)
How the day works
Here’s how the day typically runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. For a staff lunch in Colden Common, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:25pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or SO21 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Colden Common
Is Colden Common close to London?
Roughly 63 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to Colden Common?
Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What about family fun days?
Yes. Include visitors in your numbers and we will cater for all.
How do we book for a business?
Get in touch with your details, and we’ll set out the terms with your quote.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away