Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Hensting
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Hensting? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Marquee weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Second-day get-togethers
Wedding hog roast for Hensting
How our wedding hog roast works in Hensting
The carving station becomes a focal point: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. We are often asked to cater post-wedding gatherings and small, informal weddings, with halloumi skewers, carved roast pork and crackling.
Near Hensting, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That’s where a hog roast shines: no kitchen, just level ground and cover. Let us know about access and ground. The hog is roasted on site at your wedding, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your guests.
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Events we cater in Hensting
It works for the main meal and the evening, so it is good value.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Hensting and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Home weddings
- Small, informal weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Shawford Down.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The space, cover and access they need
Your questions about a hog roast for your wedding in Hensting
How far is Hensting from London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Hensting?
The closest is Shawford station, roughly 2.2 miles away.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Pass numbers for vegetarians and vegans to us
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Just keep us informed.
Some couples add lights around the serving area; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
For event organisers in Hensting
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to other evening food, carving serves a lot of people fast. 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, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Weddings in Hensting: venues, ceremonies and travel
Hensting is about 3 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Weddings in Hensting are part of our patch. We cover 683 places across Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 7 miles away.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that the nearest station is Shawford station, about 2.2 miles north-west. If you are marrying at a church near Hensting, such as Church of the Holy Trinity, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows.
For weddings in SO50, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Owslebury (1 mile north-east), Owslebury Bottom (1 mile north-east), Baybridge (2 miles east), Morestead (2 miles north) and Lane End (4 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (3 miles south-west), Fareham (11 miles south), Horndean (14 miles south-east) and Totton (11 miles south-west).
A little further out are St John's Rooms And Chapel (4.3 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Hensting includes Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Local pubs include Ship Inn (1 mile north-east)
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. For a summer wedding in Hensting, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, 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.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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Also in Hensting
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Step-free access for our equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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