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Hog Roast Hire for Picket Twenty
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Picket Twenty and across Hampshire.
- Christmas fairs
- Parties at home
- Village fêtes and school fairs
A hog roast near Picket Twenty
Bringing a hog roast to Picket Twenty
Picket Twenty is about 1 mile east of Andover, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in Picket Twenty, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 20 miles away.
PTAs at schools such as Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days. After a service at United Reformed Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
This part of Hampshire takes in SP10 and SP11, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Levy Road, London Road and Stalls Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. Picket Twenty is on the A3093, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. If your venue is just outside Picket Twenty, we also cover Andover Down (1 mile north-east), Finkley Down (1 mile north), Picket Piece (1 mile north-east), Andover (1 mile west) and East Anton (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (11 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Finkley Down Farm Museum (1 mile north) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.9 miles west). Open spaces near Picket Twenty include Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Local schools include Winton Community Academy (0.6 miles west) and Winton Community Academy (0.6 miles west)
Hog roast hire in Picket Twenty, slow-roasted on site
A whole hog, roasted for hours and carved in front of your guests: that is hog roast hire in Picket Twenty. The classic roll comes with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, and you can add sides and other meats. Typical bookings include christmas parties and wedding breakfasts and evening food, with salads, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls.
In a hamlet or village like Picket Twenty, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Towns and villages near Picket Twenty
More for events in Picket Twenty
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Put the menu on the invitation
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We arrive hours ahead, set up, roast, carve and serve, and our staff clear the serving area afterwards.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
Events we cater in Picket Twenty
You can taste the hours of roasting: tender pork and proper crackling, carved fresh for every roll.
In Picket Twenty and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Corporate events
- Festive gatherings
- Club events and presentations
- Community events
For guests coming by train, Andover station, about 1.8 miles west, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before you book
- Travel and any London charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- 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 you book.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Coleslaw
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
- The number of people
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Allergies we should know about
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
- Rules from the venue or landowner
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which often makes it better value. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Picket Twenty
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A clear quote with everything listed
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
How it works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Planning an evening hog roast in Picket Twenty? Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We check the space and quote.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Common questions in Picket Twenty
How far is Picket Twenty from London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
We are gathering after a service at United Reformed Church: can you cater?
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. Send us the address.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do you cook it or do we?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. We’ll explain what’s included in each when we quote.
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 do not offer halal meat.
Do you serve the crackling?
Of course: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Is all of Hampshire covered?
Hampshire is part of our area. Ask for a quote.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away