Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Hire for Carter's Clay
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Carter's Clay. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Weddings, day or evening
Hog roast hire in Carter's Clay
Hog roast hire in Carter's Clay, slow-roasted on site
We provide a fully catered hog roast: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Whether it’s wakes and staff days and open days, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
For a rural spot like Carter's Clay, a hog roast feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Parking near the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
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Questions from Carter's Clay
What’s the nearest station to Carter's Clay?
The closest is Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Is Carter's Clay too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is our garden big enough?
It depends on the space and access more than size. Tell us about the garden and we’ll advise.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you travel across Hampshire?
We cover Hampshire and the rest of London and the South East. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Why choose a hog roast in Carter's Clay?
Next to a buffet, a hog roast is hot, freshly carved and feels like an occasion. Buffets can sit out for hours. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Carter's Clay
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Planned to your running order
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What affects the price in Carter's Clay
The price comes down to:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Carter's Clay
- Numbers
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Who books hog roast hire in Carter's Clay?
People remember a hog roast. The smell, the carving and the crackling make it more than just food.
People around Carter's Clay book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Parties at home
- Staff days and open days
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Historic houses near Carter's Clay include Mottisfont Abbey (1.9 miles north-east) and Landford Manor (3.9 miles south-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early.
Questions to ask before booking
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Who carves and who serves
- VAT, if it applies
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. By late September, sunset in Carter's Clay is around 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:00pm. After dark, a lit path to the food makes a difference.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Send final numbers in good time
- Think about shelter for your guests
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Planning a hog roast in Carter's Clay
Carter's Clay is about 4 miles north-west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in Carter's Clay, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Carter's Clay is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Carter's Clay to Southampton (10 miles away).
PTAs at schools such as Awbridge Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days. For guests coming by train, Mottisfont & Dunbridge station is about 1.2 miles away.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the SO51 postcode area. Your event could be at a house on The Banks and Carter's Clay Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Carter's Clay we cover include Lockerley (1 mile north-west), Awbridge (1 mile south-east), Dunbridge (1 mile north-east), Kimbridge (2 miles north-east) and Sherfield English (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (11 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (7 miles south), Chandler's Ford (8 miles east) and Hedge End (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Romsey Community Hospital (4 miles south-east) and King Johns House (3.4 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you will find Kings Arms Public House (0.9 miles north-west)
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away