Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Ashlett, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast in Ashlett? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Corporate events
- Summer garden parties
- Community events
Hog roast hire in Ashlett
About our hog roast hire in Ashlett
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Typical bookings include Fêtes, fairs and shows and festive gatherings, serving coleslaw, salads and new potatoes.
Somewhere like Ashlett, a yard or firm field often works. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Season and day of the week
- Time on site
- The number of people
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Send us the date, the address or SO45 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
A hog roast in Ashlett: local details
Ashlett is about 4 miles south-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast in Ashlett? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Ashlett to Southampton (7 miles away).
After a service at Church of All Saints, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Fawley Infant School, can book a hog roast stall. The New Forest National Park is within about 5 miles of Ashlett, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access. Ashlett is within about 3 miles of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We plan a sheltered cooking spot on windy days.
Anywhere in SO45, we can roast on site for your guests. For events just outside Ashlett, we cover Stonehills (1 mile south-west), Fawley (1 mile west), Sprat's Down (1 mile south), Calshot (1 mile south-east) and Blackfield (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (8 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (7 miles east), Horndean (15 miles east), Totton (10 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (11 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Calshot Castle (1.6 miles east) and Coldeast (4 miles north-east). The countryside around Ashlett includes Mercury Marshes.
- Nearby schools include The New Forest Academy (2.1 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Falcon Hotel (under half a mile west)
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why Ashlett hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Ashlett
A roll needs no knife and fork, so it suits informal events, and plates turn it into a proper meal.
However big or small the event in Ashlett, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Milestone birthdays
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Staff days and open days
- Community events
Within reach of Ashlett are historic houses such as Beaulieu Palace House (4.7 miles west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early.
What to look for in a quote
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- The space, cover and access they need
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. By late September, sunset in Ashlett is around 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:00pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Ashlett
Other occasions in Ashlett
Ashlett: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
We are gathering after a service at Church of All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is crackling included?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you cover Ashlett?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Ashlett and the rest of Hampshire included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
Both are available: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Most people choose catering.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Catered or do it yourself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, and handy for anyone who does not eat pork.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away