Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Lane End, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your team to Lane End and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
Corporate hog roast for Lane End
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Lane End
Workplaces have rules, and we work to them: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Pass on your site’s requirements. Typical bookings include open days and family days and milestone celebrations, serving rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and hog roast rolls.
For farms and rural sites near Lane End, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
FAQs for Lane End
Is Lane End close to London?
About 58 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Is Lane End too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
Where on site can you cook?
Wherever your facilities team agrees, as long as it is outdoors.
What will our facilities team need?
Let us know your site’s requirements, and we will tell you what we can send.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Occasions we serve in Lane End
You don’t need a staff kitchen, just an outdoor spot.
People around Lane End book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Project wrap-ups
- Client hospitality
- Launch days
- Retirements and long-service awards
Central London is about 58 miles from Lane End.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- A clear list of what’s included
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Where the roaster can go in Lane End
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- Access through the site gates
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Step by step
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. After-work summer events in Lane End have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer and 8:55pm in late May, so an after-work hog roast works well in summer. In late September, the light goes at about 7:10pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- 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 pack away and go.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
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.
Related guides
Staff days in Lane End: access and travel
Lane End is about 5 miles south-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We are happy to travel to Lane End for staff events and the places nearby. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 11 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Lane End are Hinton Ampner House (2.8 miles north-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers.
Staff events anywhere in SO21 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many staff. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Baybridge (2 miles south-west), Owslebury Bottom (3 miles west), Temple Valley (3 miles north-west), Owslebury (3 miles south-west) and Morestead (3 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (5 miles north-west), Havant (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles south-west), Fareham (12 miles south), Horndean (12 miles south-east) and Totton (15 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Wolvesey Castle (4.9 miles north-west) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (5 miles north-west). The countryside around Lane End includes Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
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.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
China crockery is available for client events, quoted separately.
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away