Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Buckskin, Hampshire
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Buckskin. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Parties at home
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
Book a hog roast in Buckskin
Hog roast hire in Buckskin, carved to order
There is nothing quite like the smell of a hog roast drifting across a garden or field. We roast slowly on site in Buckskin, then carve the pork into rolls with all the trimmings. We’re frequently asked to cater birthdays and anniversaries and christmas fairs, serving coleslaw, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
Around Buckskin, bookings are frequently at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
What affects the price in Buckskin
Each price is built from:
- Access to the cooking area
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How long the roast and service take
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: in Buckskin, sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June, but by late December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Get a quote
Every event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Is a hog roast right for your event?
The obvious catch is that a hog roast is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too for anyone who does not eat it. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why book with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Timed around your day
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
FAQs for Buckskin
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Thomas A Becket: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
How far is Buckskin from London?
About 48 miles from central London.
Do you cook it or do we?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Can you cater in Buckskin?
Yes, Buckskin is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Is all of Hampshire covered?
We cover Hampshire and the rest of London and the South East. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Will people get crackling?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
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.
Who books hog roast hire in Buckskin?
You don’t need much on your side: an outdoor cooking spot and a contact on the day. Everything else comes with us.
Here’s what people in Buckskin most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Milestone birthdays
- Sports clubs and societies
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Churches such as Church of St Thomas A Becket rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does.
What your quote should include
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Travel and any London charges
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
Bringing a hog roast to Buckskin
Buckskin is about 1 mile west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We’re happy to travel to Buckskin for events. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Buckskin to Reading (about 15 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Basingstoke station, roughly 2 miles east of the centre. Within reach of Buckskin are historic houses such as The Vyne (3.8 miles north-east). Estates like these tend to have strict rules for caterers, so check before booking.
Wherever your event is in RG22 and RG23, we can roast on site for your guests. Streets in the area include Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Buckskin, we also cover Worting (1 mile north-west), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Brighton Hill (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles north-east), Tadley (7 miles north), Bordon (15 miles south-east) and Hook (8 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (1.6 miles north) and The Malls (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Nearby schools include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.5 miles east) and Coppice Spring School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The White Hart Inn (less than half a mile north)
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What the cooking area needs
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Parking near the spot
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Stuffing
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards