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Hog Roast Wedding Catering in Furzey Lodge, Hampshire
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your wedding turns the food into a centrepiece of your wedding in Furzey Lodge.
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A hog roast near Furzey Lodge
About our wedding hog roast in Furzey Lodge
Not every guest eats pork, so we plan for that: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and salads, and we are often booked for weddings in a marquee and intimate weddings.
Rural weddings around Furzey Lodge have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Timings are planned around your wedding, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Count non-pork eaters, for lamb, chicken or a vegetarian choice
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
We’ll liaise with your venue coordinator, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
For a sit-down meal, ask for china, as an extra.
How it works
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. In Furzey Lodge, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, which means an evening hog roast is usually served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
How to prepare
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
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What else we do in Furzey Lodge
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and normally costs less per head. It still feels like a feast. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Timed around your day
- All the equipment comes with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Clear space away from the marquee and any branches
- Power for lights in the evening
- Approval from the venue or marquee supplier
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for guests who don’t eat pork.
FAQs for Furzey Lodge
Do you come out to small places like Furzey Lodge?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you cover Furzey Lodge?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Furzey Lodge and Hampshire. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
What affects the price in Furzey Lodge
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your menu choices
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Furzey Lodge
Furzey Lodge is about 5 miles south-west of Hythe, in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Furzey Lodge suit a hog roast. Furzey Lodge is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Furzey Lodge to Southampton (about 8 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: Beaulieu Road station is about 2.8 miles away. Nearby historic houses include Beaulieu Palace House (1.2 miles east). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. The New Forest National Park is within about 2 miles of Furzey Lodge, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue. With the coast within about 6 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Weddings anywhere in SO42 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Close by, we cover weddings in East Boldre (1 mile south), Beaulieu (1 mile east), Bailey's Hard (2 miles east), The Hummicks (2 miles east) and Dibden Purlieu (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Gosport (14 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-east), Fareham (13 miles east), Totton (7 miles north), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north) and Hedge End (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (4.5 miles south-west) and Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (1.1 miles east). The countryside around Furzey Lodge includes Boldre Foreshore.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away