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Hog Roast for Events in Empshott
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Empshott and across Hampshire.
- Country shows
- Car shows and rallies
- Community events
Hog roast for events for Empshott
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some visitors won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Halal isn’t offered
- Show allergens at the stall
Tell us about ground conditions, particularly in wet weather.
Add coleslaw.
Hog roast for events in Empshott, carved to order
A hog roast fits a village fête perfectly: people follow their noses, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, apple sauce and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater agricultural and country shows and school events.
For a village fête or field event near Empshott, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Numbers
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any venue rules
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Empshott?
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Served at the time you choose
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Also near Empshott
Other occasions in Empshott
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
The process
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In December, Empshott is dark by about 4:00pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Empshott
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- A level pitch with firm ground
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Empshott
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
FAQs for Empshott
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is Empshott close to London?
About 46 miles from central London.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can visitors buy their own food?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we’ll discuss the options.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can you do a school fair?
We do. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates.
Catered or do it yourself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Event catering near Empshott
Empshott is about 5 miles north of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Empshott and the surrounding area. Empshott is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Empshott to Guildford (about 19 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of the Holy Rood, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Within about 6 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in GU33, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Mill Lane and Church Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Empshott, we cover Lower Green (1 mile south-west), Hawkley (2 miles south), Selborne (2 miles north-west), Newton Valence (2 miles west) and Oakshott (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles north-west), Havant (15 miles south), Fleet (14 miles north), Horndean (12 miles south), Aldershot (14 miles north-east) and Alton (5 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Chase Community Hospital (3.3 miles north-east) and The Romany Museum (1.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Liss Riverside Railway Walk North and Selborne Hill.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away