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Hog Roast for Events in Wherwell
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Wherwell.
- Country shows
- PTA summer fairs
- Club events
Planning an event in Wherwell?
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
How our hog roast for events works in Wherwell
At a fête, fair or festival in Wherwell, a hog roast stall draws a crowd. We cook on site and carve to order, keeping the queue moving. We are often asked to cater church and village fêtes and town and village days, serving hog roast rolls, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken.
Rural events near Wherwell can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Why choose a hog roast in Wherwell?
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why Wherwell hosts choose us
- An itemised quote
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Common questions in Wherwell
Is Wherwell too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you trade at school fairs around Wherwell?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. In December, Wherwell is dark by about 4:00pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
If the ground is soft, we’ll need a firm route on and off, particularly in wet weather.
Chicken widens the choice.
How we price a hog roast for your event
There’s no fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- Travel to Wherwell
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. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
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.
Occasions we serve in Wherwell
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Whatever the occasion in Wherwell, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- School events
- Horse and dog shows
- Fun runs and sports events
- Food and music festivals
Events in parks such as Longstock Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
Before you book anyone
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
For event organisers in Wherwell
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
For visitors who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Community events around Wherwell
Wherwell is about 3 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. We cater events across Wherwell and nearby. Wherwell is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Wherwell to Southampton (17 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Wherwell Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Peter and Holy Cross? A hog roast draws people in.
Anywhere in SP11, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include High Street, Fair Piece and Beech Grove; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Wherwell we cover include Wherwell Wood (1 mile north-west), Cottonworth (1 mile south-west), Chilbolton (1 mile south), Fullerton (1 mile south-west) and South Harewood (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (9 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles south), Andover (3 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south), Romsey (12 miles south) and Hyde (9 miles south-east).
A little further out are Andover Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (4 miles north-west). The countryside around Wherwell includes Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
- Local pubs include White Lion Public House (within half a mile south-west)
Places near Wherwell
What else we do in Wherwell
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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