Hampshire · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Houghton, Hampshire
We bring a hog roast for your event to Houghton and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Charity fundraisers
- Festivals
- Agricultural and country shows
Planning an event in Houghton?
Hog roast for events in Houghton, carved to order
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a package or a pay-as-you-go stall. Let us know what you have in mind. We’re often asked to cater school fairs and sports days and car shows and rallies, with crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers.
At a field event near Houghton, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours.
Why choose hog roast for events in Houghton?
The smell alone brings visitors over.
In Houghton and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Car and steam shows
- Small festivals
- School fairs and sports days
- Church and village fêtes
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Test Valley School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff will carve and serve
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Numbers
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Rough numbers
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Show allergens at the stall
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Houghton: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Houghton?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Houghton close to London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Is it pay as you go?
That depends on the event. Tell us what you have in mind and we will talk it through.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you work around our timings?
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.
Do you trade at village fêtes?
We love fêtes. Get in touch.
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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. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Houghton are dark by about 4:00pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We tidy the pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Read more
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Houghton events: pitches and permissions
Houghton is about 6 miles north of Romsey, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast for your event in Houghton? We cover the whole area. Houghton is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Houghton to Southampton (about 13 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 3.8 miles south. Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of All Saints, are a natural home for a hog roast.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO20. Local streets include Kents Orchard, Houghton Farm Close and Stevens Drove; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover events in Horsebridge (1 mile south-east), Broughton (2 miles west), Stonymarsh (3 miles south), Mottisfont (3 miles south) and Michelmersh (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Winchester (9 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles south-east), Andover (9 miles north), Totton (12 miles south), Chandler's Ford (9 miles south-east) and Hedge End (15 miles south-east).
- Local pubs include The Boot Inn (within half a mile north)
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Space for people to queue
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Your trader requirements
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away