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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your event to Hartley Wintney and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Fun runs and sports events
- School events
- Charity fundraisers
Slow-roasted pork in Hartley Wintney
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
How our hog roast for events works in Hartley Wintney
Charity fundraisers in Hartley Wintney can use a hog roast to draw people in. We’ll talk through options with you. For festivals and vintage rallies, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, crackling and hog roast rolls.
Summer fairs around Hartley Wintney are frequently run by volunteers, so a trader who brings everything is a bonus. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
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Other occasions in Hartley Wintney
Why choose a hog roast in Hartley Wintney?
Compared with a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Served at the time you choose
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Events we cater in Hartley Wintney
It is food people can carry round the event.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hartley Wintney:
- Horse and dog shows
- Town and village days
- Charity fundraisers
- Club events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St John's Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
Prices and what affects them
There’s no fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Time on site
- Travel to Hartley Wintney
- How many people are eating
- Site access
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- A photo of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Community events around Hartley Wintney
Hartley Wintney is about 4 miles north-west of Fleet, in Hampshire. Hartley Wintney and the surrounding area are covered for events. Hartley Wintney is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, Winchfield station, about 1.4 miles south, is the nearest station. A school like Greenfields Junior School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG27, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. From London Road, High Street and Harthouse Court or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to events in Mattingley (2 miles west), Hazeley (2 miles north-west), Hound Green (3 miles north-west), Rotherwick (3 miles west) and Bramshill (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (9 miles west), Farnborough (6 miles east), Fleet (4 miles south-east), Aldershot (7 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south) and Yateley (4 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Fleet Community Hospital (2.6 miles south-east) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Hartley Wintney includes Hitches Hill and Dogmersfield Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Waggon & Horses pub (under half a mile north-east)
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. At midsummer, events in Hartley Wintney stay light until about 9:25pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
How to prepare
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Common questions in Hartley Wintney
Which station is closest to Hartley Wintney?
The closest is Winchfield station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
How far is Hartley Wintney from London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A level pitch
- Your trader requirements
- Space for people to queue
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards