Isle of Wight · England
Hog Roast for Events for Newport
Planning a hog roast for your event in Newport? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Tournaments and sports days
- Car shows and rallies
- School fairs and sports days
Planning an event in Newport?
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your visitors, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Late-September events in Newport lose the light at about 7:10pm, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or PO30 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Hog roast for events in Newport, carved to order
Village fêtes around Newport suit a hog roast: the smell draws people over, and a roll is easy to eat on the move. Typical bookings include tournaments and sports days and agricultural and country shows, with hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
A town like Newport has schools, churches, clubs and parks that run events through the year. It suits any of them. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Location
- Newport (PO30)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For visitors who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Newport: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Newport?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Can you do a hog roast in Seaclose Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest a way to make it work.
What do you need from the organiser?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. Everything else comes with us.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can visitors buy their own food?
That depends on the event. Tell us what you have in mind and we will talk it through.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Space for people to queue
- Details of what the event requires
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
Newport is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we’ll plan the journey.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Event catering near Newport
Newport is about 10 miles south-west of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. Newport and the surrounding area are covered for events. We cover 125 places in the Isle of Wight. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Nine Acres Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Events in parks such as Seaclose Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. With the sea within about 5 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Anywhere in PO30, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Red Fox Square and Drill Hall Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Newport sits on or near the A3020 and A3054, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. For events just outside Newport, we cover Shide (1 mile south-east), Blackwater (2 miles south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north), Sandown (7 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). As one of the bigger places in the Isle of Wight, Newport has lots of places with room for a hog roast. For an event at a remote spot, tell us early so we can plan the journey.
Nearby you will also find Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles north). Open spaces near Newport include Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Mill Hill.
- Schools near Newport include Island Innovation VI Form Campus (within half a mile south-east) and Christ The King College (0.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Castle Inn (within half a mile north-east)
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Site access
- Whether you want china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
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.
Events we cater in Newport
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan options too.
Whatever the occasion in Newport, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Small festivals
- Vintage rallies
- Community days and street fairs
Running a fête for a church like The Man in the Moon? A hog roast draws people in.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What you get with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards