Hampshire · England
Corporate Hog Roast in Thorns Beach
Corporate hog roast in Thorns Beach: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Customer days
- Away days
- Retirements and long-service awards
Planning an event in Thorns Beach?
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Thorns Beach
For a client event, a hog roast carved by a chef makes an impression. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. Typical bookings include milestone celebrations and family fun days, serving rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers.
Near Thorns Beach, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a hog roast a real treat. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Compared with individual food vans, a hog roast feeds a lot of people quickly from one roast. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Thorns Beach hosts choose us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our pricing or the cost guide.
What else we do in Thorns Beach
What affects the price in Thorns Beach
The biggest factors are:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Distance from us
- Plates or china
- Numbers
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- An estimate of numbers
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
How it works
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your staff, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. For a staff lunch in Thorns Beach, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 4:00pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve to your timings.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
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.
Planning a team lunch in Thorns Beach
Thorns Beach is about 5 miles east of Lymington, in Hampshire. A hog roast suits staff events around Thorns Beach, whatever the venue. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Thorns Beach to Southampton (about 11 miles away).
Historic houses near Thorns Beach include Beaulieu Palace House (3.8 miles north). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. The New Forest National Park is within about 4 miles, which suits team days in the countryside. The coast is within about 5 miles, and open sites can be breezy.
We cater staff events across the SO42 postcode area. We also bring hog roasts to staff events in East End (2 miles west), Norleywood (3 miles west), Hamstead (3 miles south), Cranmore (4 miles south) and Bouldnor (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Gosport (13 miles east), Eastleigh (15 miles north), Fareham (12 miles north-east), Totton (11 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north) and Hedge End (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Yarmouth Castle (4.8 miles south-west) and Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (4 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Boldre Foreshore.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Thorns Beach
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, for the alternatives
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Perfect for your staff event in Thorns Beach
You don’t need a staff kitchen, just an outdoor spot.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Site openings
- Project wrap-ups
- Client and customer events
- Site open days
Commuters will know that Lymington Pier station, about 3.9 miles west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Travel and any London charges
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- If the price includes VAT
Common questions in Thorns Beach
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Which station is closest to Thorns Beach?
The closest is Lymington Pier station, roughly 3.9 miles away.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards