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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Weavers Down, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Weavers Down and the surrounding area.
- Fun runs and sports events
- Fundraising events
- Small festivals
A hog roast near Weavers Down
How our hog roast for events works in Weavers Down
Country shows near Weavers Down suit a hog roast, on a field, serving all day. On the menu are crackling, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for summer fêtes and festivals.
Near Weavers Down, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What else we do in Weavers Down
Questions from Weavers Down
What’s the nearest station to Weavers Down?
The closest is Liphook station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Weavers Down?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a school fair?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Check vehicle access with the school.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A picture helps.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A firm way on and off the field
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- A level pitch with firm ground
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Halal is not offered
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, timed for the gates opening.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. In December, Weavers Down is dark by about 4:00pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
Community events around Weavers Down
Weavers Down is about 7 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We cater events across Weavers Down and nearby, from gardens to fields. Weavers Down is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Weavers Down to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Weavers Down, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
For events in GU30, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Whether your event is on Bircholt Road, Longmoor Drive and Beechcroft Close or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. For events just outside Weavers Down, we cover Conford (1 mile north), Passfield (1 mile north), Liphook (1 mile east), Longmoor (2 miles west) and Woolmer (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Farnborough (15 miles north), Fleet (14 miles north), Horndean (14 miles south-west), Aldershot (12 miles north), Alton (8 miles north-west) and Petersfield (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Chase Community Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Weavers Down includes Wheeler's Down and Deadwater Valley.
- Nearby schools include Bohunt School (1.2 miles east)
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you’re 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.
Who books hog roast for events in Weavers Down?
It’s the stall people find by following their noses.
However big or small the event in Weavers Down, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- PTA summer fairs
- Car shows and rallies
- Small festivals
- Tournaments and sports days
If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Liphook station, roughly 1.5 miles east of the centre.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Who carves and who serves
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards