Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Events for Longparish
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Longparish.
- Horse and dog shows
- Vintage rallies
- Fun runs and sports events
Book a hog roast in Longparish
FAQs for Longparish
Is Longparish 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.
Can you come to a school fair in Longparish?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Can visitors buy their own food?
It depends on how your event works. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll talk it through.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Do you do fêtes?
We love fêtes. Contact us.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can you do a school fair?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Check vehicle access with the school.
How our hog roast for events works in Longparish
A hog roast is one of the most popular stalls at events in Longparish. We cook on site and carve to order, keeping the queue moving. We’re often asked to cater fundraising events and agricultural and country shows, with a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and apple sauce.
Rural events near Longparish can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
The process
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Summer events in Longparish have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- 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
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? 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.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Show allergens at the stall
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Remember stuffing usually contains gluten
Give us a contact on the day.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Community events around Longparish
Longparish is about 5 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. We cover Longparish and its neighbours for events. Longparish is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Longparish to Southampton (19 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Longparish Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Whitchurch (Hampshire) station, roughly 3.5 miles north-east of the centre.
We cover events in every part of the SP11 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Mill Lane and Southside Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Longparish, we also cover Middleton (1 mile west), Barton Stacey (2 miles south), Egypt (3 miles south-east), Sutton Scotney (3 miles south-east) and Hunton (4 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles east), Winchester (10 miles south), Andover (5 miles west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south), Romsey (15 miles south) and Tadley (15 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Finkley Down Farm Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.1 miles west). The countryside around Longparish includes Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Cricketers Inn (less than half a mile north)
Events we cater in Longparish
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Longparish:
- Food and music festivals
- Village fêtes
- Fun runs and sports events
- PTA summer fairs
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Nicholas, are a natural home for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Details of what the event requires
- A level pitch with firm ground
- A queuing area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Longparish
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Served at the time you choose
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
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A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards