Hampshire · England
Party Hog Roast in St Ives
We bring a hog roast for your party across St Ives and Hampshire, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Engagement celebrations
- Big birthday parties
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
Party hog roast in St Ives
How our party hog roast works in St Ives
If you’d rather cook yourself, DIY machine hire is an option. Most people choose the catered option, and spend time with their guests. Whether it is summer parties in the garden and big birthday parties, we will put together a menu of a vegan burger or sausage, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce for your guests.
In a small place like St Ives, a party in the garden or a nearby field is often the plan. Let us know about access, and we will plan the route. Timings are planned around your party, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Your questions about a hog roast for your party in St Ives
We are gathering after a service at All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can you do a hog roast in Avon Heath Country Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you do DIY hire for parties?
Yes, for confident cooks. Catering is the easier option.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Will you clear up afterwards?
We bring plates and clear up after service.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
Make sure the gate or side passage is open when we arrive, so we can wheel the equipment in.
Ask about china for a sit-down party, quoted separately.
Towns and villages near St Ives
Also in St Ives
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a barbecue, no one gets stuck at the grill, and the food is ready for everyone at once. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why St Ives hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Why choose party hog roast in St Ives?
There is very little washing up, since we provide plates and tidy up.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in St Ives. Typical bookings include:
- Wedding anniversaries
- Getting-engaged parties
- Street parties
- Naming ceremonies
Thinking of a hog roast in Avon Heath Country Park? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, normally the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Staffing on the day
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How it works
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. In St Ives, late May sunsets come at about 8:55pm and midsummer ones at about 9:25pm, so most summer parties eat in daylight. After about 4:05pm in December, we need light to carve.
- Show us the garden or drive.
- We check the space and quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- We serve when you’re ready.
- We clear up so you don’t have to.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Think about shelter for your guests
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What affects the price in St Ives
We do not use a fixed price list, because every party is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
St Ives parties: what to know
St Ives is in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast for your party to parties anywhere in St Ives, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. St Ives is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from St Ives to Southampton (about 20 miles away).
A christening at All Saints followed by a hog roast at home is a simple, popular plan. Among the historic houses close to St Ives are Avon Tyrrell House (4.5 miles south-east). For most parties, a garden or hall is easier than a historic venue with strict catering rules. The New Forest National Park is within about 6 miles of St Ives, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
Anywhere in BH24, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Compton Beeches, Post Office Lane and Azalea Close, and a party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater parties in Ashley Heath (1 mile west), Avon Castle (1 mile south-east), St Leonards (1 mile south-west) and Matchams (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Totton (15 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find St Leonard's Hospital (1.8 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Schools near St Ives include Ringwood Waldorf School (0.9 miles north-east) and Ringwood School (2 miles north-east)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away