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Hog Roast Hire in Millbrook
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Millbrook.
- Christmas parties
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Hog roast hire for Millbrook
Hog roast hire in Millbrook, carved to order
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, for hours, under a gazebo outside. When it’s ready, our chef carves it and our staff serve it in soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. We serve halloumi skewers, salads and rotisserie chicken, and we are often booked for wakes and sports clubs and societies.
In and around Millbrook, gardens and village halls are common choices. If the lane is narrow, tell us so we can plan our vehicle. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Where
- Millbrook (SO15, SO16)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Put the menu on the invitation
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice, priced in the quote.
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Around midsummer it stays light in Millbrook until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. For winter events, dark by about 4:00pm, we need light by the roaster and the serving table.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the space and quote.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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Catered or do it yourself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with food vans, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Places near Millbrook
What else we do in Millbrook
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Planning a hog roast in Millbrook
Millbrook is about 2 miles west of Southampton, in Southampton. We cover events in Millbrook, as well as the surrounding area. Millbrook is one of 40 places in Southampton where we cater.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Tanners Brook Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Parks such as St James' Park normally need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. The New Forest National Park is within about 7 miles of Millbrook, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers. Millbrook is within about 3 miles of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
We bring hog roasts to events all over SO15 and SO16 and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Mill Road, Mendip Road and Severn Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Millbrook, we also cover Regents Park (1 mile north-east), Shirley (1 mile north-east), Freemantle (1 mile east), Maybush (1 mile north) and Redbridge (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Townhill Park (4 miles east), Midanbury (4 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (5 miles east) and Itchen (4 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Marlands Shopping Centre (2 miles east) and Western Community Hospital (0.7 miles north). The countryside around Millbrook includes Testwood Lakes.
- Local schools include Regents Park Community College (0.6 miles north-east) and Millbrook Community School (1.3 miles north)
- Local pubs include Blacksmiths Arms (0.8 miles north-east)
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’ll tell you what we can send.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
What affects the price in Millbrook
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- Travel to Millbrook
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- The date and time of the event
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Questions from Millbrook
What’s the nearest station to Millbrook?
Millbrook (Hants) station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you cater after a service at Church of the Holy Trinity?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Do you serve the crackling?
Of course: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
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. We don’t offer halal meat.
Is it just pork?
It’s built around the hog, but lamb and chicken can be added.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away