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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Freemantle, Southampton
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Corporate hog roast in Freemantle.
- Summer staff parties
- New premises openings
- Away days
Slow-roasted pork in Freemantle
Corporate hog roast in Freemantle, carved to order
Open days and family fun days need food that copes with a crowd. One roast feeds a crowd, with our staff serving and clearing. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken, and we are frequently booked for project wrap-ups and client and customer events.
Work events near Freemantle might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. It works at any of them. Our chef carves in front of your staff, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Location
- Freemantle (SO15, SO16, SO17)
- County
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Freemantle
Could you cook in Blechynden Terrace Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Freemantle?
Millbrook (Hants) station, in Freemantle itself.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
Can you feed staff and families?
Open days are a great fit, with alternatives for everyone.
Can a company book?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we’ll explain the booking terms.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for staff who don’t eat pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- A contact on site
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
A hog roast or other catering?
For client events, choose china, sides and lamb or chicken to make it more formal. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Freemantle
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Freemantle, including:
- Project wrap-ups
- Open days and family days
- Team days and away days
- Retirements and long-service awards
With the A33 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether VAT is included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Step by step
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your staff, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In Freemantle, summer evenings stay light until about 9:25pm, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. In late September, the light goes at about 7:10pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Places near Freemantle
Other occasions in Freemantle
Business events near Freemantle
Freemantle is about 1 mile west of Southampton, in Southampton. Freemantle and the surrounding area are covered for staff events. Freemantle is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton where we cater.
Commuters will know that Freemantle has its own station, Millbrook (Hants) station. Historic houses near Freemantle include Southampton Tudor House and Garden (1.2 miles south-east) and Medieval Merchant's House (1.3 miles south-east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. The New Forest National Park is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside. The coast is within about 2 miles, and open sites can be breezy.
Wherever your staff event is in SO15, SO16 and SO17, we can roast on site for your staff, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a staff event in a garden on May Road, Park Road and Pitt Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. With the A33 close by, Freemantle is easy for us to reach for your staff event. Other places close to Freemantle we cover include Shirley (1 mile north), Regents Park (1 mile north-west), Millbrook (1 mile west), Maybush (2 miles north-west) and Coxford (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Townhill Park (3 miles north-east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (4 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles east) and Itchen (3 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Western Community Hospital (1.3 miles north-west) and Foresters Museum & Archive (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Freemantle include Testwood Lakes.
- Local schools include St Anne's Catholic School (0.9 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Brass Monkey pub (0.5 miles north)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; 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 typically easier.
How we price a hog roast for your team
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Distance from us
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Site access
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Freemantle, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards