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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Upton, Isle of Wight
Planning a hog roast for your event in Upton? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Fundraising events
- Horse and dog shows
- Village fêtes
Hog roast for events for Upton
Is a hog roast right for your event?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls gives visitors a good choice. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Upton hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Hog roast for events near Upton
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. We are frequently asked to cater church and village fêtes and agricultural and country shows, serving crackling, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken.
Rural events near Upton can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
- Area
- Upton (PO33)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How we price a hog roast for your event
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Menu choices and extras
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
What else we do in Upton
Events we cater in Upton
It’s the stall people find by following their noses.
Hosts in Upton book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Small festivals
- Car shows and rallies
- School events
- Charity fundraisers
School fairs, for a school like Haylands Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Common questions in Upton
What’s the nearest station to Upton?
Smallbrook Junction station, about 1.1 miles east of the centre.
Can you come to a school fair in Upton?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you cover Upton?
Yes, Upton is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Summer events in Upton have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Upton
Upton is about 1 mile south-west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. We bring a hog roast for your event to events anywhere in Upton, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Upton is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St. Michael and All Angels? A hog roast draws people in. For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Smallbrook Junction station, roughly 1.1 miles east of the centre. With the sea within about 2 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Anywhere in PO33, we can roast on site for your visitors. That could mean an event in a garden on Stroud Wood Road, Upton Road and Carters Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Haylands (1 mile north-east), Binstead (1 mile north), Ryde (1 mile north-east), Oakfield (1 mile north-east) and Elmfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (5 miles west), Cowes (6 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles south), Shanklin (6 miles south), Ventnor (8 miles south) and East Cowes (5 miles north-west). For an event at a remote spot, tell us early so we can plan the journey.
A little further out are Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.2 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4 miles south). Within reach you will find Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Brading Down.
- Schools near Upton include Ryde Academy (0.8 miles north) and Ryde School with Upper Chine (1.3 miles north-east)
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
Name an organiser to meet us.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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