Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Hire for Up Nately
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Up Nately. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Clubhouse events
Hog roast hire for Up Nately
Hog roast hire in Up Nately, slow-roasted on site
There is nothing quite like the smell of a hog roast drifting across a garden or field. We roast slowly on site in Up Nately, then serve it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Popular choices include crackling, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater christmas parties and weddings and receptions.
Somewhere as small as Up Nately, a field, yard or garden is often the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm, level ground matters most. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours.
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Around midsummer it stays light in Up Nately until about 9:25pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:10pm, so summer evening service is typically in daylight. In December it is dark by about 4:00pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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Events we cater in Up Nately
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Up Nately: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving is part of the event.
In Up Nately and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Christmas parties
- Clubhouse events
- Wakes
- Community events
Churches such as Church of St. Stephen rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Any travel or access charges
- The space, cover and access they need
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Up Nately: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Up Nately?
Hook station, about 1.7 miles north-east of the centre.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St. Stephen: 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. Tell us where you will gather.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Do you cook it or do we?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. Your quote will set out what’s included.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
Why choose a hog roast in Up Nately?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book our hog roast in Up Nately
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Our staff serve and clear
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Menu choices and extras
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Site access
- Plates or china
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.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
- A picture of the cooking area
- Allergies we should know about
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your event for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast in Up Nately
Up Nately is about 5 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Thinking about a hog roast in Up Nately? We can help. Up Nately is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Up Nately to Reading (13 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the closest railway station is Hook station, roughly 1.7 miles north-east of the centre. For a fundraiser at a school like Robert May's School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school.
Here we cover the RG27 postcode area. Local streets include Heather Lane, Wood Lane and Greywell Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Up Nately, we also cover Nately Scures (1 mile north), Greywell (1 mile south-east), Newnham (1 mile north), Hook Common (1 mile north-east) and Warnborough Green (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (5 miles west), Farnborough (10 miles east), Fleet (7 miles east), Aldershot (10 miles east), Alton (8 miles south) and Yateley (9 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Basing House (2.6 miles west) and Odiham Castle (1.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include The Mill Field and Tundry Hill.
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
Everything for serving comes with us, so you only need to provide the space.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards