Portsmouth · England
Hog Roast Catering in North End, Portsmouth
Planning a hog roast in North End? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Community events
- Club events and presentations
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Hog roast hire in North End
Hog roast hire in North End, slow-roasted on site
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Popular choices include crackling, spit-roast lamb and salads, and we’re often booked for wakes and big birthdays and anniversaries.
There may be a hall or playing field near North End if the garden is small; any can host a hog roast with permission. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
- Where
- North End (PO2, PO1)
- Area hub
- Portsmouth
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in North End
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
More for events in North End
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it is carved the same way.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
Slow roasting needs attention, and that’s what we’re there for. You can get on with your event.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice, priced in the quote.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Travel to North End
- Crockery choices
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- What the outdoor space is like
- Anything the venue has asked for
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
For event organisers in North End
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with food vans, a hog roast serves plenty of people from one roast. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What you get with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Hog roast hire around North End
North End is about 1 mile north of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. North End is well within our area for events and the places nearby. We cater 19 places in Portsmouth. Our bookings stretch from North End to Southampton (15 miles away).
PTAs at schools such as Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School frequently look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days. For guests coming by train, Hilsea station, about 1.2 miles north-east, is the nearest station. North End is within about 3 miles of the sea, and sea breezes can be strong. We plan a sheltered cooking spot on windy days.
This part of Portsmouth takes in PO2 and PO1, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Knox Road, Croft Road and Kirby Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. North End sits on or near the A2047, which makes travel to your event easy. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Rudmore (1 mile south-west), Tipner (1 mile west), Portsmouth (1 mile south), Copnor (1 mile south-east) and Hilsea (1 mile north-east).
Nearby you will also find Royal Portsmouth Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (0.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
- Schools near North End include Mayfield School (0.5 miles north-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (1.3 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Clarence pub (under half a mile east)
- Other local spots include Southsea (2.4 miles south)
North End: your questions answered
Which station is closest to North End?
The closest is Hilsea station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Is North End close to London?
Roughly 64 miles from the centre of London.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
The process
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Around midsummer it stays light in North End until about 9:20pm; 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.
- 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
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Gather dietary requirements early
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away