Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Littleton, Hampshire
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast makes the food part of your event in Littleton.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Clubhouse events
- Festive gatherings
A hog roast near Littleton
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Hog roast hire for your event in Littleton
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options can go alongside. Whether it is big birthdays and anniversaries and staff days and open days, we’ll put together a menu of salads, crackling and spit-roast lamb.
Somewhere like Littleton, a yard or firm field often works. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Perfect for your event in Littleton
There is very little for you to organise: an outdoor cooking spot and a contact on the day. We bring the rest.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Littleton, such as:
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Club events and presentations
- Parties at home
- Weddings, day or evening
PTAs at schools such as Harestock Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How dietary needs are handled
- Staffing on the day
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
- Crockery choices
- Numbers
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
Let us know if the day runs late: we can hold the roast for a while.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
Planning a hog roast in Littleton
Littleton is about 2 miles north-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. We are happy to travel to Littleton for events and the places nearby. Littleton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Littleton to Southampton (12 miles away).
For anyone arriving by rail, the nearest station is Winchester station, about 1.9 miles south-east. Churches such as Church of St Catherine rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO22, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Rutledge Drive, Fyfield Way and Hilden Way, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Harestock (1 mile south-east), Weeke (1 mile south-east), Sparsholt (1 mile south-west), Westley (2 miles west) and Abbotts Barton (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Eastleigh (8 miles south), Andover (10 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (7 miles south), Hedge End (12 miles south) and Romsey (9 miles south-west).
A little further out are Royal Observer Corps Museum (1.8 miles south-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (1.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Littleton includes Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Henry Beaufort School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Running Horse pub (less than half a mile north-west)
Also near Littleton
Other occasions in Littleton
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Planning an evening hog roast in Littleton? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send 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.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
FAQs for Littleton
Do you come out to small places like Littleton?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Catherine: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Do you serve the crackling?
Of course: slow roasting crisps the skin and we break it up for everyone.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards