Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Ringwood, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Ringwood.
- Team treats
- Site openings
- Team-building days
Corporate hog roast for Ringwood
How our corporate hog roast works in Ringwood
Open days and family fun days need food that copes with a crowd. One roast feeds a crowd, with our staff serving and clearing. For site open days and milestone celebrations, we will put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, salads and coleslaw for your staff.
Work events near Ringwood might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. A hog roast suits all of them. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
How we price a hog roast for your team
Things that change the price:
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Site access
- Whether you want china
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
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: fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Ringwood
Also in Ringwood
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the site as we found it.
If it is a themed open day, tell us and we’ll fit in.
Questions from Ringwood
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you do a hog roast in Avon Heath Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Planning a team lunch in Ringwood
Ringwood is in Hampshire. Staff events in Ringwood are part of our patch. Ringwood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Ringwood to Southampton (18 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Ringwood are Avon Tyrrell House (3.6 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. With the New Forest National Park within about 4 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater staff events across the BH24 postcode area. From Addison Square, High Street and Market Place or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. You’ll find Ringwood on the A31 and A338, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Close by, we cover staff events in Poulner (1 mile north-east), Hightown (1 mile south-east), Upper Kingston (1 mile south), Blashford (1 mile north) and Crow (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), New Milton (8 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (9 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (8 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find St Leonard's Hospital (3.9 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Nearby schools include Ringwood Church of England Infant School (within half a mile south-west) and Ringwood Waldorf School (1.3 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Lamb Inn (under half a mile south-west)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a formal plated lunch, it is less formal and normally costs less. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why Ringwood hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read how we price or the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Salads
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it’s carved the same way.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
How the day works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. If your staff event in Ringwood runs into the evening, check the light: about 9:25pm in June, 7:10pm in late September and 4:05pm in December.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We clear up afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away