Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Events for Rooksdown
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Rooksdown? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Vintage rallies
- Food and music festivals
- School fairs and sports days
Hog roast for events in Rooksdown
Hog roast for events in Rooksdown, slow-roasted on site
Organisers need traders who turn up and serve well. We bring everything, roast on the pitch and leave it clean. We are often asked to cater town and village days and church and village fêtes, serving apple sauce, hog roast rolls and crackling.
Events near Rooksdown are often volunteer-run, so a trader who brings everything is a bonus. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
Common questions in Rooksdown
Is Rooksdown close to London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London.
Can you come to a school fair in Rooksdown?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
What will our event need from you?
Organisers often ask for a risk assessment or gas safety details. Let us know what you need.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Step by step
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in Rooksdown is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:25pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- A level pitch with firm ground
- Any paperwork the organisers need
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls gives visitors a good choice. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- A clear quote with everything listed
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
What affects the price in Rooksdown
The biggest factors are:
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
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, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Your date and serving time
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Events we cater in Rooksdown
We are self-contained, so organisers have little to provide.
However big or small the event in Rooksdown, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Festivals
- Fundraising events
- Agricultural and country shows
- Community events
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Fort Hill Community School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether VAT is included
- The space, cover and access they need
- Travel and any London charges
Event catering near Rooksdown
Rooksdown is about 1 mile north-west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Hosts in Rooksdown book us for events of all sizes. Rooksdown is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading, about 13 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Basingstoke station, about 1.7 miles south-east. Running a fête for a church like The Good Shepherd? A hog roast draws people in.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG24, RG23 and RG26, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Mill Road, The Square and Hasket Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Winklebury (1 mile south), Sherborne St John (1 mile north-east), Basingstoke (1 mile south-east), Worting (2 miles south-west) and Buckskin (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (12 miles east), Alton (11 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Tadley (5 miles north) and Hook (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Willis Museum (1.9 miles south-east) and Park Prewett Hospital (less than half a mile south). Open spaces near Rooksdown include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Local schools include Winklebury Infant School (0.8 miles south)
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away