Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Holt End, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your team to Holt End and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Open days and family days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Team-building days
Book a hog roast in Holt End
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Holt End
A corporate hog roast feeds a team without anyone leaving site. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Holt End, roast through the morning and serve at your lunch break. Whether it’s summer team parties and open days and family days, we can cook salads, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Rural businesses around Holt End can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Distance from us
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Season and day of the week
- The number of people
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
When you enquire, please mention:
- The date and time of the event
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or GU34 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to taking the team out, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. 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 our hog roast in Holt End
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Nearby places to Holt End
What else we do in Holt End
The process
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Daytime open days in Holt End are rarely affected by light, though in winter it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so late events need lighting.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
Every staff event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
For event organisers in Holt End
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Perfect for your staff event in Holt End
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
Here’s what people in Holt End most often book a hog roast for:
- New premises openings
- Long-service celebrations
- Site open days
- Client hospitality
Within reach of Holt End are historic houses such as Bentworth Hall (within half a mile east) and Hall Place (0.5 miles north-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The full menu and the sides
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
China crockery is available for client events, quoted separately.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
FAQs for Holt End
Do you come out to small places like Holt End?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Holt End close to London?
Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What about staff who don’t 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.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will plan around them.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Holt End for staff days and open days
Holt End is about 4 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Holt End, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Holt End to Reading (21 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Alton station, about 3.9 miles east. Holt End sits roughly 48 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Anywhere in GU34, we can roast on site for your staff. Other places close to Holt End we cover include Bentworth (1 mile north-east), New Copse (1 mile south), Wivelrod (1 mile south-east), Thedden (1 mile east) and South Town (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (8 miles north), Winchester (13 miles south-west), Fleet (13 miles north-east), Aldershot (15 miles north-east), Alton (4 miles east) and Petersfield (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Alton Community Hospital (3 miles east) and Gliding Heritage Centre (2.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include King's Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Star Inn (0.6 miles north-east)
- 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