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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in South Harting, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in South Harting and across Hampshire.
- Town and village days
- Church and village fêtes
- Horse and dog shows
Hog roast for events in South Harting
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Make the stall easy to find
Give us a contact on the day, especially for big events.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Hog roast for events in South Harting, slow-roasted on site
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. Popular choices include crackling, hog roast rolls and apple sauce, and we’re often booked for community days and street fairs and charity days.
At a field event near South Harting, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
For event organisers in South Harting
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Questions from South Harting
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you come to a school fair in South Harting?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest options.
Do you come to South Harting?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including South Harting and Hampshire. Send us the address for a quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Send us your trader requirements, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Community events around South Harting
South Harting is about 3 miles south-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. South Harting is well within our area for events and the places nearby. South Harting is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from South Harting to Guildford (23 miles away).
A summer fête at The Parish Church of St Mary & St Gabriel is the classic setting for a hog roast. School fairs, for a school like Harting CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about a mile of South Harting, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Hampshire takes in GU31. Local streets include The Square, Smithfield and Mill Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside South Harting, we cover East Harting (1 mile east), Nyewood (2 miles north-east), Elsted (2 miles east), Compton (3 miles south) and Dumpford (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Havant (9 miles south-west), Horndean (7 miles south-west), Alton (13 miles north), Waterlooville (9 miles south-west), Petersfield (3 miles north-west) and Purbrook (10 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Bear Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (3.6 miles north-west). The countryside around South Harting includes Iping and Stedham Commons and Oakham Hill.
- Local pubs include The Ship Inn (less than half a mile west)
Should I cook it myself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Towns and villages near South Harting
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About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
At large shows, ask us about the expected crowds early, so we can plan. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in South Harting are dark by about 4:00pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in South Harting
We’re self-contained, so you only need to provide the pitch.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around South Harting, such as:
- PTA summer fairs
- Summer fêtes
- Horse and dog shows
- Food and music festivals
For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Petersfield station, roughly 3.7 miles north-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Exactly what’s included in the price
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- A level pitch with firm ground
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards