Southampton · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Bassett Green
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Bassett Green.
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Small, informal weddings
- Marquee receptions
A hog roast near Bassett Green
How our wedding hog roast works in Bassett Green
We look after guests who do not eat pork: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat. Typical bookings include weddings in a marquee and wedding breakfasts, serving crackling, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Weddings in a place like Bassett Green often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. We roast outside, well clear of the marquee. Let us know about access. Timings are planned around your wedding, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Area
- Bassett Green (SO16, SO17, SO18)
- County
- Southampton
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Getting married in Bassett Green?
Bassett Green is about 2 miles north of Southampton, in Southampton. We cater weddings across Bassett Green and nearby, from gardens to fields. Bassett Green is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover.
Planning photos in Riverside Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. Among the historic houses close to Bassett Green are South Stoneham House (0.6 miles east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.9 miles south). Grand venues like these typically set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. With the coast within about 3 miles, many venues here have sea views. We’ll think about shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in SO16, SO17 and SO18, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your wedding is on High Road, Lilac Road and Daisy Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Bassett Green sits on or near the M27, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Swaythling (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile south), Mansbridge (1 mile east), St Denys (1 mile south) and North Stoneham (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south), Sholing (3 miles south-east) and Maybush (3 miles west).
A little further out are Royal South Hants Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (2.1 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Bassett Green include Cantell School (within half a mile west) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Brook pub (0.6 miles south-east)
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Bassett Green
Is Bassett Green close to London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater after a service at St Alban's Church?
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. Send us the address.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Check with the venue first: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We will sort the details with them.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
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.
Prices and what affects them
There’s no fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- Distance from us
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and when you’d like to eat
The quickest way to get a price is to 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.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Also near Bassett Green
What else we do in Bassett Green
Where the roaster can go in Bassett Green
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Permission for outside catering
- Power for lights in the evening
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
Why choose wedding hog roast in Bassett Green?
It feels generous and relaxed, perfect for an informal day.
However big or small the event in Bassett Green, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Home weddings
- Marquee receptions
- Barn and farm weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Alban's Church frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staffing on the day
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. In Bassett Green, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We agree timings with your venue coordinator.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- We serve, tidy up and slip away.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your wedding for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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