Isle of Wight · England
Hog Roast Hire in Bonchurch
Hog roast hire in Bonchurch: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Festive gatherings
- Weddings, day or evening
- Wakes
Book a hog roast in Bonchurch
How our hog roast hire works in Bonchurch
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, which means it is carved hot, with crisp crackling. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. Popular choices include new potatoes, crackling and hog roast rolls, and we’re regularly asked to cater village fêtes and school fairs and gatherings after a funeral.
In a hamlet or village like Bonchurch, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Bonchurch (PO38)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Catered or do it yourself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Nearby places to Bonchurch
What else we do in Bonchurch
Planners, venues and businesses
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Why choose a hog roast in Bonchurch?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which usually keeps the cost down. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in Bonchurch
- An itemised quote
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Bringing a hog roast to Bonchurch
Bonchurch is about 2 miles south of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. We cater events across Bonchurch and nearby. Bonchurch is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Bonchurch to Southampton (about 24 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Bonchurch are Rylstone Manor (1.8 miles north). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like St Catherine's School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Bonchurch is within about a mile of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
Wherever your event is in PO38, we can roast on site for your guests. That could mean an event in a garden on Shore Road, Leeson Road and Bonchurch Village Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Bonchurch we cover include Luccombe Village (1 mile north), Ventnor (1 mile west), Steephill (2 miles west), Wroxall (2 miles north-west) and Shanklin (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Newport (9 miles north-west), Ryde (9 miles north), Cowes (12 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles north), East Cowes (12 miles north-west) and Oakfield (8 miles north). If your event is somewhere remote, let us know early and we’ll plan the trip.
Well-known places in the area include Ventnor Heritage Museum (1 mile west) and Sandown Castle (4.3 miles north). The countryside around Bonchurch includes Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
- Schools near Bonchurch include The Island Free School (1.6 miles west)
- Local pubs include Bonchurch Inn (within half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include South Wight (0.8 miles west)
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
- Parking near the spot
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
For somewhere as remote as Bonchurch, early notice helps us plan the trip.
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
Why choose hog roast hire in Bonchurch?
A roll needs no knife and fork, which makes a hog roast ideal for relaxed events, and plates turn it into a proper meal.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Bonchurch. Typical bookings include:
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as Old St. Boniface Church, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The full menu and the sides
- If the price includes VAT
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Find out who does not eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Bonchurch: your questions answered
We’re gathering after a service at Old St. Boniface Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Bonchurch too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power. By late September, sunset in Bonchurch is around 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:00pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check availability and the space for the roaster and send a clear quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- We carve and serve when you are ready to eat.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards