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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Chandler's Ford.
- Summer fêtes
- Tournaments and sports days
- Charity days
Hog roast for events for Chandler's Ford
Hog roast for events in Chandler's Ford, carved to order
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. Typical bookings include town and village days and club events, serving crackling, halloumi skewers and a vegan burger or sausage.
School fairs, fêtes and summer events in Chandler's Ford suit a hog roast: it’s popular and quick to serve. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Events we cater in Chandler's Ford
It suits long days, carving as people arrive.
Hosts in Chandler's Ford book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Horse and dog shows
- Charity days
- Community days and street fairs
- School events
If visitors are coming by train, Chandler's Ford has its own station, Chandlers Ford station.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Site access
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, please mention:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Catered or do it yourself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. At midsummer, events in Chandler's Ford stay light until about 9:25pm, which helps evening trading. Winter fairs, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
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.
Planning help
Chandler's Ford: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Chandler's Ford?
Chandlers Ford station, in Chandler's Ford itself.
Can you roast near the sea around Chandler's Ford?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What do you need from the organiser?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Towns and villages near Chandler's Ford
More for events in Chandler's Ford
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Any paperwork the organisers need
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Chandler's Ford
Chandler's Ford is about 5 miles north of Southampton, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Chandler's Ford and the surrounding area. Chandler's Ford is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover.
School fairs, for a school like Chandler's Ford Infant School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. A summer fête at St Boniface is the classic setting for a hog roast. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Anywhere in SO53, SO51 and SO52, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Kerry Close, Prospect Place and Sutherlands Court, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Chandler's Ford sits on or near the B3043, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Chandler's Ford, we also cover Hiltingbury (1 mile north), Boyatt Wood (1 mile east), Allbrook (1 mile east), North Stoneham (2 miles south) and Eastleigh (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (6 miles north-east), Fareham (12 miles south-east), Totton (7 miles south-west), Hedge End (6 miles south-east), Romsey (4 miles west) and Hythe (9 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Princess Anne Hospital (4 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (1.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Chandler's Ford includes Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Toynbee School (0.8 miles south-east) and Thornden School (1.2 miles north-east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away