Southampton · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Shirley, Southampton
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Shirley and the surrounding area.
- Team treats
- Summer staff parties
- Site openings
Planning an event in Shirley?
Perfect for your staff event in Shirley
It brings people together outside the office.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Shirley, such as:
- Client and customer events
- Team-building days
- Open days and family days
- Staff summer days
Commuters will know that Millbrook (Hants) station is about 0.7 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether VAT is included
- Who carves and who serves
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
How our corporate hog roast works in Shirley
For a staff day in Shirley, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater end-of-project celebrations and long-service celebrations.
For businesses around Shirley, a staff lunch in the yard is easy to arrange. Tell us about the site and access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Where
- Shirley (SO15, SO16, SO17)
- Region
- Southampton
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Workplace catering around Shirley
Shirley is about 2 miles west of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever your staff event is in Shirley, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 40 towns and villages across Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
Shirley sits roughly 70 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. Historic houses near Shirley include Southampton Tudor House and Garden (1.9 miles south-east) and Medieval Merchant's House (2 miles south-east). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. With the New Forest National Park within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange. Within about 3 miles of the sea, sites can be windy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
This part of Southampton takes in SO15, SO16 and SO17, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. Your staff event could be at a house on May Road, Dyer Road and York Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. You will find Shirley on the A3057, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Regents Park (1 mile west), Freemantle (1 mile south), Millbrook (1 mile south-west), Coxford (1 mile north-west) and Maybush (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Townhill Park (3 miles east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (4 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles east) and Itchen (3 miles south-east). Being one of Southampton’s larger places, Shirley has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-east) and Foresters Museum & Archive (1 mile south-east). Within reach you will find Testwood Lakes.
- Nearby schools include Regents Park Community College (within half a mile west) and Millbrook Community School (1.3 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Crown Public House (within half a mile north-west)
Questions from Shirley
Is Shirley close to London?
About 70 miles from central London.
Could you cook in St James' Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you feed staff and families?
Yes, a hog roast suits open days, with chicken and vegetarian options for visitors.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Where on site can you cook?
Anywhere suitable and approved, outdoors and under cover.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Afterwards we tidy up, leaving the site as we found it.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Shirley
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Places near Shirley
Also in Shirley
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
- Shelter for the team
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
What happens on the day
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your staff event in Shirley. In Shirley, summer evenings stay light until about 9:25pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. In late September, the light goes at about 7:10pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- We serve within your break.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Let us know about tight access
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards