Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Burley
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding makes the food part of your wedding in Burley.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Home weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
A hog roast near Burley
Wedding hog roast near Burley
A hog roast suits relaxed weddings in Burley: generous, hearty food carved in front of your guests. Our staff serve and clear, so the day runs smoothly. On the menu are salads, spit-roast lamb and crackling, and we are often booked for second-day get-togethers and the main wedding meal.
There is something special about a country wedding near Burley, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a cold buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Also near Burley
Also in Burley
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Lighting for evening service
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Burley
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Some couples add lights around the serving area.
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Burley
Burley is in Hampshire. Wherever your wedding is in Burley, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the closest railway station is Sway station, roughly 5 miles south-east of the centre. Historic houses near Burley include Avon Tyrrell House (2.3 miles south-west). Grand venues like these generally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before booking. The New Forest National Park is within about a mile of Burley, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of the BH24 postcode area. Local streets include The Mall, The Cross and Doveys Close; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover weddings in Burley Street (1 mile north-west), Bagnum (2 miles west), Foulford (2 miles north-west), Crow (3 miles west) and Forest Corner (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (8 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), New Milton (5 miles south) and Ringwood (4 miles west).
The countryside around Burley includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Burley Inn (less than half a mile south)
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. For a summer wedding in Burley, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is usually served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:05pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then quote.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Burley
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St John the Baptist: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Will guests be full?
With sides, it’s a full wedding breakfast; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
Occasions we serve in Burley
Evening guests love hot food, especially after dancing.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Burley, including:
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Marquee receptions
- Farm weddings
- Home weddings
If you want countryside in your photos, Linbrook Lake isn’t far.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Allergen information for every dish
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards