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Hog Roast Hire in Highwood
Planning a hog roast in Highwood? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Summer garden parties
- Club events and presentations
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Slow-roasted pork in Highwood
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Hog roast hire in Highwood, slow-roasted on site
It’s a simple format that suits most crowds: pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a roll, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. On the menu are halloumi skewers, salads and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater weddings and receptions and club events and presentations.
Somewhere as small as Highwood, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and level, firm ground is the key. Timings are planned around your event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
How the day works
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In Highwood, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:05pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Send final numbers in good time
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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FAQs for Highwood
Do you come out to small places like Highwood?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We are gathering after a service at St John the Baptist: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you serve the crackling?
Crackling is part of every roll for anyone who wants it.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Do you travel across Hampshire?
We cater across Hampshire. Ask for a quote.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Highwood: venues, access and local tips
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. A hog roast suits events around Highwood, whatever the venue. Highwood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Highwood to Southampton (16 miles away).
Churches such as St John the Baptist rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by typically does. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Poulner Infant School, can book a hog roast stall. The New Forest National Park is within about 4 miles of Highwood. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Wherever your event is in BH24, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover events in Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Schools near Highwood include Ringwood School Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Alice Lisle Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
How we price a hog roast
Your quote depends on:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or BH24 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for guests who don’t eat pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Why choose a hog roast in Highwood?
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which frequently makes it better value. 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.
Why Highwood hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Put the menu on the invitation
Everything for serving comes with us, so all you need is the space.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
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What else we do in Highwood
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away