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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in East Meon, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your event to East Meon and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Horse and dog shows
- Summer fêtes
- Car and steam shows
Hog roast for events for East Meon
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Hog roast for events in East Meon, slow-roasted on site
At a fête, fair or festival in East Meon, a hog roast stall draws a crowd. We cook on site and carve to order, keeping the queue moving. Typical bookings include town and village days and food and music festivals, with apple sauce, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
Near East Meon, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your event. In late May, sunset in East Meon is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:20pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A level pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Towns and villages near East Meon
Also in East Meon
East Meon events: pitches and permissions
East Meon is about 4 miles west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in East Meon and the surrounding area. East Meon is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from East Meon to Southampton (17 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Petersfield station, about 4.1 miles east. School fairs, for a school like East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 5 miles of East Meon, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in GU32, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include High Street, Chapel Street and Temple Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside East Meon, we also cover Clanfield (4 miles south), Catherington (5 miles south), Hambledon (5 miles south-west), Lovedean (6 miles south) and Horndean (6 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles west), Gosport (14 miles south), Havant (9 miles south), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (12 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles west).
A little further out are Clanfield Earthwork (3.9 miles south-east) and Petersfield Community Hospital (4 miles east). Within reach you will find Pidham Hill and Shutts Copse.
- Local pubs include The George Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Occasions we serve in East Meon
We’re self-contained, so you only need to provide the pitch.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in East Meon. Typical bookings include:
- Food and music festivals
- Charity days
- Church and village fêtes
- Car and steam shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of All Saints, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- VAT, if it applies
Common questions in East Meon
Can you come to a school fair in East Meon?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Is East Meon too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What will our event need from you?
Organisers frequently ask for a risk assessment or gas safety details. Let us know what you need.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
For big events, tell us expected numbers. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in East Meon
- Planned to your running order
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards