Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Alderholt, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Alderholt.
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Parties at home
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Slow-roasted pork in Alderholt
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Hog roast hire for your event in Alderholt
There’s nothing quite like the smell of a hog roast drifting across a garden or field. We roast slowly on site in Alderholt, then carve the pork into rolls with all the trimmings. Typical bookings include parties at home and gatherings after a funeral, serving hog roast rolls, crackling and rotisserie chicken.
A place like Alderholt frequently has a village hall, a recreation ground or a pub garden nearby; any can host a hog roast with permission. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
How we price a hog roast
Your quote depends on:
- Time on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The number of people
- Site access
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Any venue rules
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
- A picture of the cooking area
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
How the day works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. By late September, sunset in Alderholt is around 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:05pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
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.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast.
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What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- Salads
Questions from Alderholt
We are gathering after a service at Church of St James: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
We roast on site, carve to order and serve, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which frequently makes it better value. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Alderholt
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Serving and clearing done for you
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
A hog roast in Alderholt: local details
Alderholt is in Hampshire. A hog roast suits events around Alderholt, whatever the venue. Alderholt is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 19 miles away.
Within reach of Alderholt are historic houses such as Breamore House (4.5 miles north-east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. Churches such as Church of St James rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by typically does.
This part of Hampshire takes in SP6. That could mean an event in a garden on Station Road, Antell's Way and South Hill, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. You will find Alderholt on the B3078, which makes the journey straightforward. For events just outside Alderholt, we cover Sandleheath (1 mile north), Ashford (2 miles north-east), Broxhill (2 miles west), Damerham (2 miles north-west) and Rockbourne (4 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Totton (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (5 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east), Ashley (13 miles south-east) and St Leonards (6 miles south).
A little further out are Godshill Castle Hill (3.6 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Doll Museum (2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Schools near Alderholt include The Burgate School and Sixth Form (2.5 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Churchill Arms (0.5 miles west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards