Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Events for Picket Piece
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Hog roast for events in Picket Piece.
- Tournaments and sports days
- PTA summer fairs
- Small festivals
Slow-roasted pork in Picket Piece
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Menu choices and extras
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Send us the date, the address or SP11 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
About our hog roast for events in Picket Piece
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. We serve rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for agricultural and country shows and car and steam shows.
Around Picket Piece, a fête or summer fair suits a hog roast. Send us the pitch and access details. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
Places near Picket Piece
What else we do in Picket Piece
Why choose hog roast for events in Picket Piece?
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Picket Piece, including:
- Charity days
- Summer fêtes
- School fairs and sports days
- Tournaments and sports days
For anyone arriving by train, Andover station is about 2.4 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep everyone in the loop.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Community events around Picket Piece
Picket Piece is about 2 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. Hosts in Picket Piece book us for events of all sizes. Picket Piece is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 21 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Events anywhere in SP11 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many visitors. That could mean an event in a garden on Locksbridge Road, Wyke Court and Galbraith Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Picket Piece we cover include Finkley Down (1 mile west), Andover Down (1 mile south), Finkley (1 mile north-west), Picket Twenty (1 mile south-west) and East Anton (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south-east), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (10 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Picket Piece includes Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Local schools include Winton Community Academy (1.4 miles south-west) and Winton Community Academy (1.4 miles south-west)
A hog roast compared with other options
For big events, ask us about the expected crowds early. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Served at the time you choose
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
How it works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Late-September events in Picket Piece lose the light at about 7:10pm, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- 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.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Where the roaster can go in Picket Piece
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Picket Piece
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
FAQs for Picket Piece
What’s the nearest station to Picket Piece?
Andover station, about 2.4 miles west of the centre.
How far is Picket Piece from London?
Roughly 61 miles from the centre of London.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
What about visitors who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Is it pay as you go?
Both models are possible. We’ll agree what suits yours.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Do you do charity events?
Get in touch.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away