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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Bursledon, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Bursledon and the surrounding area.
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Small, informal weddings
- Garden weddings at home
Slow-roasted pork in Bursledon
Wedding hog roast near Bursledon
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, on china if you’d like. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, crackling and new potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater weddings in a family garden and marquee receptions.
A farm or garden wedding near Bursledon suits a hog roast. We need level ground, cover and a way in. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Bursledon?
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
However big or small the event in Bursledon, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Garden weddings at home
- Evening receptions
- Wedding breakfasts
- Marquee receptions
After a ceremony at a church like St Paul’s Church, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
Planning a wedding hog roast in Bursledon
Bursledon is about 2 miles south of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Wherever your wedding is in Bursledon, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire.
Westwood Woodland Park can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. For outdoor photos, Netley Common is close by. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Bursledon, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue. The sea is within about 2 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Weddings anywhere in SO31 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. From High Street, Station Road and School Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Lowford (1 mile north-west), Old Netley (1 mile west), Butlocks Heath (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south-west) and Netley (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (14 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1.1 miles east) and Coldeast (1.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Bursledon includes Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include The Hamble School (1.1 miles south-west) and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (1.5 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find The Linden Tree pub (less than half a mile north)
FAQs for Bursledon
Can you do a hog roast in Westwood Woodland Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
We are gathering after a service at St Paul’s Church: 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.
Where do you cook at a marquee wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; for evening food, rolls are generally enough.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Many do, but some only allow approved caterers or charge a fee. Ask your venue early, and we will work with them on the details.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Towns and villages near Bursledon
Other occasions in Bursledon
How the day works
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In Bursledon, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Send final numbers in good time
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Count non-pork eaters, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Bursledon hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Organising for someone else?
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What affects the price in Bursledon
Your quote depends on:
- Plates or china
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Access to the cooking area
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any venue rules
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your menu choices
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or SO31 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away