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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Tourner Bury, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast for your event in Tourner Bury? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Charity days
- School fairs and sports days
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events in Tourner Bury
Hog roast for events in Tourner Bury, carved to order
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors, served as people finish. Popular choices include crackling, rotisserie chicken and a vegan burger or sausage, and typical bookings are for fundraising events and community events.
Rural events near Tourner Bury can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Nearby places to Tourner Bury
Also in Tourner Bury
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Make the stall easy to find
We work to your event plan, including when vehicles can move.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- A firm way on and off the field
- A level pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
FAQs for Tourner Bury
Is Tourner Bury too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you come to a school fair in Tourner Bury?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you come to Tourner Bury?
Yes, Tourner Bury is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What if it rains?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
Events we cater in Tourner Bury
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Tourner Bury. Here are some of the most popular:
- Car and steam shows
- Charity days
- School fairs and sports days
- Food and music festivals
A school like Mengham Junior School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Comparing caterers
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What crockery is supplied
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Whether travel is included
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Why Tourner Bury hosts choose us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Tourner Bury events: pitches and permissions
Tourner Bury is about 1 mile north-east of South Hayling, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your event to events anywhere in Tourner Bury, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
Church fêtes, at churches such as St Mary's Church, are a natural home for a hog roast. For anyone arriving by train, Warblington station is about 4.1 miles away. With the sea within about 2 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Events anywhere in PO11 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Tournerbury Lane, St Benedict Road and Beech Grove; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Tourner Bury we cover include South Hayling (1 mile south-west), West Town (1 mile west), Tye (2 miles north), Stoke (2 miles north) and North Hayling (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (8 miles west), Havant (5 miles north), Fareham (11 miles west), Horndean (8 miles north), Waterlooville (7 miles north-west) and Petersfield (15 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Eastney Beam Engine House (3.6 miles west) and St James Hospital (3.8 miles west). The countryside around Tourner Bury includes Hayling Billy.
- Local schools include The Hayling College (0.5 miles west) and The Hayling College (0.5 miles west)
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. In late May, sunset in Tourner Bury is about 8:55pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:20pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Start with the date and numbers.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We roast on the pitch.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Related guides
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away