Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Picket Piece, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast in Picket Piece? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Wakes
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Christmas parties
Hog roast hire for Picket Piece
Your questions about a hog roast in Picket Piece
What’s the nearest station to Picket Piece?
Andover station, about 2.4 miles west of the centre.
Is Picket Piece close to London?
About 61 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
What if things run late?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
How our hog roast hire works in Picket Piece
Hog roast hire means a whole pig roasted slowly at your venue, over several hours, outdoors under cover. 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. Typical bookings include wakes and memorial gatherings and Fêtes, fairs and shows, serving coleslaw, hog roast rolls and spit-roast lamb.
A place like Picket Piece frequently has a village hall, a recreation ground or a pub garden nearby; any can host a hog roast with permission. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The journey to the venue
- Numbers
- Menu choices and extras
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Catered or do it yourself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planning a hog roast in Picket Piece
Picket Piece is about 2 miles east of Andover, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in Picket Piece, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Picket Piece is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Andover station, about 2.4 miles west.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area. Your event could be at a house on Locksbridge Road, Wyke Court and Galbraith Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Finkley Down (1 mile west), Andover Down (1 mile south), Finkley (1 mile north-west), Picket Twenty (1 mile south-west) and East Anton (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (12 miles south-east), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (10 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.6 miles west). Open spaces near Picket Piece include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Nearby schools include Winton Community Academy (1.4 miles south-west) and Winton Community Academy (1.4 miles south-west)
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Planning an evening hog roast in Picket Piece? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light at the carving station.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
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.
Planning help
Who books hog roast hire in Picket Piece?
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Picket Piece: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving is part of the event.
Whatever the occasion in Picket Piece, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Weddings, day or evening
PTAs at schools such as Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How dietary needs are handled
- A clear list of what’s included
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
Nearby places to Picket Piece
What else we do in Picket Piece
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
Everything for serving comes with us, so you only need to provide the space.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards