Hampshire · England
Film Set Catering for Pilley
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for the crew makes the food part of your shoot in Pilley.
- Period locations
- Crew appreciation lunches
- End-of-shoot wraps
Film set catering in Pilley
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
Compared with a full location caterer, a hog roast suits single days and smaller crews. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Pilley hosts choose us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- An itemised quote
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
About our film set catering in Pilley
Crew numbers can be large, and carving feeds plenty of people quickly. Rolls or plates, salads and potatoes make a proper lunch. On the menu are spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls, and we’re often booked for wrap days and shoots on location.
Near Pilley, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so lunch at base matters. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Shooting in Pilley: unit bases and access
Pilley is about 2 miles north of Lymington, in Hampshire. Wherever your shoot is in Pilley, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater 683 places 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 Pilley are Beaulieu Palace House (4.4 miles north-east). Period locations like these generally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. The New Forest National Park is within about 3 miles of Pilley, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about cooking and vehicles. With the sea within about 3 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base.
We cover shoots in every part of SO41. Whether your shoot is on Pilley Street, Burnt House Lane and May Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. For shoots just outside Pilley, we cover Pilley Bailey (1 mile north-east), Warborne (1 mile south-west), Bull Hill (1 mile east), Portmore (1 mile south-east) and Boldre (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Fareham (15 miles east), Totton (9 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-east), Hedge End (14 miles north-east) and Romsey (15 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (1.7 miles south) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (1.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Pilley includes Boldre Foreshore.
- Local schools include Southlands School (0.6 miles south-west) and Priestlands School (2.3 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion Inn (0.7 miles west)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Halal isn’t offered
If lunch moves, we hold the roast a little.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Late-September shoots near Pilley lose the light at about 7:10pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We clear our spot.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
What affects the price in Pilley
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The date and time of year
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to Pilley
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Anything the venue has asked for
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Places near Pilley
Other occasions in Pilley
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Who books film set catering in Pilley?
It copes with schedule changes.
Hosts in Pilley book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Base catering
- Ad shoots
- Extended shoot days
- Milestone days on set
For cast and crew travelling by train, Lymington Town station is about 1.5 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- What crockery is supplied
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Where the roaster can go in Pilley
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A contact in production
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Access agreed with locations
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Pilley
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Pilley
Which station is closest to Pilley?
The closest is Lymington Town station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
Do you come to Pilley?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Pilley and the rest of Hampshire included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
What about a wrap party?
We do.
What paperwork do you provide?
Every production is different.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away