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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Colden Common, Hampshire
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for your event in Colden Common.
- Summer fêtes
- Community days and street fairs
- Fun runs and sports events
Slow-roasted pork in Colden Common
Hog roast for events in Colden Common, slow-roasted on site
Charity fundraisers in Colden Common can use a hog roast to draw people in. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest how it could work. For fun runs and sports events and charity days, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken and more.
Events near Colden Common are frequently volunteer-run, so a self-contained hog roast helps. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some visitors will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
Tell us about ground conditions, especially after rain.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Send us the date, the address or SO21 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Colden Common
Do you trade at school fairs around Colden Common?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
What’s the nearest station to Colden Common?
Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do you trade at school events?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Check vehicle access with the school.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Is electricity needed?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. We bring the rest.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
Towns and villages near Colden Common
Other occasions in Colden Common
Events we cater in Colden Common
It suits long days, carving as people arrive.
Whatever the occasion in Colden Common, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Church and village fêtes
- Small festivals
- School fairs and sports days
- Horse and dog shows
PTAs at schools such as Colden Common Primary School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- Any travel or access charges
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What crockery is supplied
Is a hog roast right for your event?
At large shows, tell us expected numbers. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Your trader requirements
- A level pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
Event catering near Colden Common
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cater events across Colden Common and nearby. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 6 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, Shawford station is about 1.9 miles away. A summer fête at Church of the Holy Trinity is the classic setting for a hog roast.
Anywhere in SO21 and SO50, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your event is on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover events in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
A little further out are Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Schools near Colden Common include Thornden School (2 miles west)
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. For an autumn event in Colden Common, sunset is around 7:10pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Name a contact for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or SO21 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards