Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Hire for Purbrook Heath
Planning a hog roast in Purbrook Heath? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Weddings and receptions
Planning an event in Purbrook Heath?
Hog roast hire in Purbrook Heath, carved to order
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. We are frequently asked to cater weddings and receptions and gatherings after a funeral, serving salads, spit-roast lamb and crackling.
In a small place like Purbrook Heath, a hog roast often goes in a field, a farmyard or a big garden. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and level, firm ground is the key. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you’re not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Planning a hog roast in Purbrook Heath
Purbrook Heath is about 1 mile west of Purbrook, in Hampshire. Wherever your event is in Purbrook Heath, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Purbrook Heath to Southampton (15 miles away).
Coming by train? The nearest station is Cosham station, about 1.9 miles south. Nearby historic houses include Warblington Castle (4.2 miles east). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one.
We cover events in every part of PO7. Local streets include Newlands Lane and Purbrook Heath Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Widley (1 mile south), Purbrook (1 mile east), Waterlooville (1 mile north-east), Furzeley Corner (2 miles north) and Drayton (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (6 miles south-west), Havant (3 miles east), Eastleigh (14 miles north-west), Fareham (6 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north-east) and Hedge End (11 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Queen Alexandra Hospital (1.3 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (3.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Purbrook Heath includes Southmoor Nature Reserve and Portsdown Hill.
- Schools near Purbrook Heath include Purbrook Park School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include George Inn (1 mile south)
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FAQs for Purbrook Heath
What’s the nearest station to Purbrook Heath?
Cosham station, about 1.9 miles south of the centre.
How far is Purbrook Heath from London?
About 60 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Working with your venue
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep everyone in the loop.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
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.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
- How many people are eating
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. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which frequently makes it better value. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why Purbrook Heath hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your event in Purbrook Heath. Evenings in Purbrook Heath stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:10pm; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the space and quote.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
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. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards