Hampshire · England
Hog Roast Catering in Upper Swanmore, Hampshire
Looking for a hog roast in Upper Swanmore? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Christmas parties
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Work summer parties
Hog roast hire for Upper Swanmore
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Hog roast hire in Upper Swanmore, slow-roasted on site
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, for hours, under a gazebo outside. When it is ready, our chef carves it and our staff serve it in soft rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and a piece of crackling. For milestone birthdays and weddings and receptions, we can cook halloumi skewers, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken and more.
In a small place like Upper Swanmore, a hog roast frequently 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. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: in Upper Swanmore, sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, but by late December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
The roaster needs looking after for hours, and that is what we’re there for. You can relax and enjoy the day.
We also hire out the roaster for DIY hog roasts.
Common questions in Upper Swanmore
What’s the nearest station to Upper Swanmore?
Botley station, about 4.4 miles south-west of the centre.
Is Upper Swanmore too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Catering is the most popular choice.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
We handle the roasting, carving and serving. Just give us an outdoor spot to cook.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
A hog roast compared with other options
A hog roast has one downside: it’s pork. That’s why we offer lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option for anyone who does not eat it. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Towns and villages near Upper Swanmore
Other occasions in Upper Swanmore
Upper Swanmore: venues, access and local tips
Upper Swanmore is about 6 miles north-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast to events anywhere in Upper Swanmore, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 10 miles away.
If guests are travelling by rail, Botley station is about 4.4 miles away. For a fundraiser at a school like Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school.
Here we cover the SO32 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Vicarage Lane, Green Lane and Well Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Hill Grove (1 mile south), Swanmore (1 mile south-west), The Hangers (1 mile north-west), Droxford (2 miles north-east) and Dean (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (10 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (8 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.9 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (5.1 miles south). Open spaces near Upper Swanmore include St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby schools include Swanmore College of Technology (1.1 miles south-west)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
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.
What affects the price in Upper Swanmore
The price comes down to:
- Travel to Upper Swanmore
- Site access
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The date and time of year
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Upper Swanmore
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Salads
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away