Hampshire · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Forestside, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your event to Forestside and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Food and music festivals
- Vintage rallies
- Town and village days
Book a hog roast in Forestside
The process
The roaster cooks outdoors, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. In December, Forestside is dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your visitors
- Send final numbers in good time
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Hog roast for events near Forestside
Shows and festivals last all day, and we serve through the agreed hours, carving as the queue grows. For charity fundraisers and festivals, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage and more.
Near Forestside, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast goes down well. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Working with your venue
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
How we price a hog roast for your event
We do not use a fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Distance from us
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Allergies we should know about
- Any venue rules
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Common questions in Forestside
Could you cook in Stansted Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Forestside close to London?
About 54 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can a hog roast raise money?
We are happy to talk it through.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
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’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you need power on site?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. A supply is useful for lights.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Forestside
Forestside is about 4 miles east of Horndean, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast for your event in Forestside? We can help. Forestside is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 21 miles away.
Church fêtes, at churches such as Christ Church, are a natural home for a hog roast. If visitors are coming by train, Rowlands Castle station, about 2.2 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Within about 5 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the PO9 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Lodge Lane and Forestside or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For events just outside Forestside, we cover West Marden (1 mile north-east), Chalton (3 miles north-west), Blendworth (3 miles west), Buriton (5 miles north) and Nursted (5 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (13 miles south-west), Havant (5 miles south-west), Fareham (13 miles west), Horndean (4 miles west), Waterlooville (6 miles west) and Petersfield (7 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Clanfield Earthwork (4 miles north-west) and Havant War Memorial Hospital (5 miles south-west). The countryside around Forestside includes Compton Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Make the stall easy to find
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Places near Forestside
Other occasions in Forestside
Where the roaster can go in Forestside
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Details of what the event requires
- Space for people to queue
- A level pitch with firm ground
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Events we cater in Forestside
It copes with an all-day event, serving through the agreed hours.
Hosts in Forestside book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Agricultural and country shows
- Church and village fêtes
- Charity days
- Food and music festivals
If your event is in Stansted Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Whether travel is included
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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