Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Hire for Sarisbury
Hog roast hire in Sarisbury: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Festive gatherings
- Parties at home
Planning an event in Sarisbury?
Hog roast hire in Sarisbury, carved to order
Slow-roasted pork carved to order: that is hog roast hire in Sarisbury. Rolls, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling come as standard, and you can add sides and other meats. We serve salads, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater weddings and receptions and parties at home.
Around Sarisbury, bookings are often at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we will plan around it. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
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. For bigger events, catering is generally the easier choice. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Sarisbury hosts choose us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Light matters for a long roast: in Sarisbury, sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, while in December the light goes at about 4:00pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so you only need to provide the space.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice.
Hog roast hire around Sarisbury
Sarisbury is about 3 miles south of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Sarisbury. Sarisbury is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Sarisbury to Southampton (about 6 miles away).
Coming by train? Swanwick station, about 0.7 miles east, is the nearest station. If you are gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Paul, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. The coast is within about 2 miles of Sarisbury, and coastal sites can be windy. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
Events anywhere in SO31 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater an event on streets such as Woodlands Close, Bridge Road and Painswick Close or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Sarisbury we cover include Swanwick (1 mile north-west), Park Gate (1 mile east), Sarisbury Green (1 mile south-west), Locks Heath (1 mile south-east) and Lower Swanwick (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (7 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
A little further out are Coldeast (within half a mile south) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Swanwick Lakes.
- Schools near Sarisbury include Brookfield Community School and Language College (0.6 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Old Ship Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
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.
Sarisbury: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Sarisbury?
Swanwick station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Paul?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
How does hog roast hire work?
We roast on site, carve to order and serve, in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Is our garden big enough?
Access and clearance matter more than size. Describe the space and we’ll tell you honestly.
What meats can we have?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Why choose hog roast hire in Sarisbury?
For big gatherings in Sarisbury, a hog roast is hard to beat: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving gives people something to watch.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Sarisbury, such as:
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Sports clubs and societies
- Christmas fairs
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
PTAs at schools such as Sarisbury Church of England Junior School frequently look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- Any travel or access charges
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Nearby places to Sarisbury
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Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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