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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Woolston, Southampton
Party hog roast in Woolston: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Engagement celebrations
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
Party hog roast for Woolston
Party hog roast in Woolston, carved to order
Throwing a party is hard work. With a hog roast, the food is sorted: we cook, carve and serve. On the menu are a vegan burger or sausage, apple sauce and jacket potatoes, and typical bookings are for ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries and christenings.
Around Woolston, a garden with room to spare is all you need. It suits that kind of party. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Woolston (SO19, SO14)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Woolston questions
How far is Woolston from London?
Roughly 70 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you roast near the sea around Woolston?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- Travel to Woolston
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.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- The address or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or SO19 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
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.
Event organisers often 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.
What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Evening parties in Woolston need a little planning: it is light until about 9:25pm in June but only about 7:10pm in late September. Lights by the food keep the party going.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the space and send a price.
- We arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
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. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a party in Woolston
Woolston is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We’re happy to travel to Woolston for parties and the places nearby. Woolston is one of 40 places in Southampton where we cater.
Guests arriving by train should know that Woolston has its own station, Woolston station. A green space like Westwood Woodland Park is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s. Woolston is within about 7 miles of the New Forest National Park, so many gardens around here have a great outlook. The coast is within about 2 miles, so breezy days are common, and we always plan for it.
Parties anywhere in SO19 and SO14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Your party could be at a house on Oak Road, Lake Road and Glen Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Being close to the A3025, Woolston is easy for us to reach for your party. If your venue is just outside Woolston, we also cover Weston (1 mile south-east), Netley (2 miles south-east), Butlocks Heath (2 miles south-east), Hound (2 miles south-east) and Old Netley (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Shirley (3 miles north-west), Regents Park (3 miles north-west), Townhill Park (3 miles north), Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Maybush (4 miles north-west) and Coxford (4 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Gods House Tower - Museum of Archaeology (1.2 miles west) and Netley Castle (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Woolston includes Netley Common.
- Local schools include Woolston School (0.5 miles north-east) and Chamberlayne College for the Arts (0.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis pub (0.8 miles west)
Is a hog roast right for your party?
Next to a barbecue, no one gets stuck at the grill, and the food is ready for everyone at once. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
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What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- A gazebo, marquee or room indoors for guests if it rains
- A heads-up for next door
- Space for our vehicle near the drive
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Check the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls
Have a word with the neighbours first: the roast cooks for hours, and they may ask for a roll.
Sides turn rolls into a proper party meal.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards