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Hog Roast Hire in Portswood
Looking for a hog roast in Portswood? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Weddings, day or evening
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Parties at home
Slow-roasted pork in Portswood
How our hog roast hire works in Portswood
Slow-roasted pork carved to order: that is hog roast hire in Portswood. Rolls, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling come as standard, and you can add sides and other meats. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater festive gatherings and garden parties and barbecues.
A place like Portswood frequently has a village hall, a recreation ground or a pub garden nearby; any can work, with the owner’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- Portswood (SO17, SO14, SO18)
- County
- Southampton
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Full catering or machine hire? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. Most hosts choose catering for anything bigger than a family party. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Portswood hosts choose us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Portswood
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. By late September, sunset in Portswood is around 7:10pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 4:00pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
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. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Find out who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
Nearby places to Portswood
What else we do in Portswood
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Portswood: venues, access and local tips
Portswood is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Events in Portswood are part of our patch. We cater 40 places across Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as St Denys Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Among the historic houses close to Portswood are South Stoneham House (1 mile north-east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (1.9 miles south). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Portswood. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access. The coast is within about 2 miles of Portswood, and coastal sites can be windy. We plan a sheltered cooking spot on windy days.
For events in SO17, SO14 and SO18, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Your event could be at a house on Ivy Road, Alma Road and Lawn Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Being close to the A335 and A3035, Portswood is simple for us to get to. If your venue is just outside Portswood, we also cover St Denys (1 mile south-east), Southampton (1 mile south), Inner Avenue (1 mile south-west), Bitterne Manor (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Millbrook (3 miles west) and Weston (3 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Marlands Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south) and Royal South Hants Hospital (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Schools near Portswood include St Anne's Catholic School (1 mile south-west) and St Mary's Independent School (1.2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include South Western Arms (within half a mile south-east)
Events we cater in Portswood
Slow roasting cannot be faked: tender pork and proper crackling.
In Portswood and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Milestone birthdays
- Sports clubs and societies
- Summer garden parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Churches such as Highfield Church rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether VAT is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
Portswood: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Portswood?
Portswood has its own station: St Denys station.
Could you cook in Southampton Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do you travel across Southampton?
We cover Southampton and the rest of London and the South East. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
- 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