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Wedding Hog Roast for Highfield
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your wedding in Highfield. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Weddings in a family garden
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
Planning an event in Highfield?
About our wedding hog roast in Highfield
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, with china available on request. Whether it’s vow renewals and blessings and home weddings, we can cook carved roast pork, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
For a smaller place like Highfield, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need level ground, cover and a way in. Timings are planned around your wedding, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Location
- Highfield (SO17, SO16, SO14)
- Area hub
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on the day
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your wedding. At midsummer, sunset in Highfield is about 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- 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.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
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. Use our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Perfect for your wedding in Highfield
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Evening food after the first dance
- Garden weddings at home
- Small, informal weddings
- Anniversary vow renewals
Within reach of Highfield are historic houses such as South Stoneham House (1.1 miles north-east) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.1 miles south). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
Highfield: your questions answered
Can you roast near the sea around Highfield?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Could you cook in Southampton Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Will guests be full?
Quantities are based on your guest list, and we’ll confirm it in writing.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
We cook outside, never inside the marquee.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can we offer lamb too?
Lamb and chicken are both available as a second option.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Your venue decides: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We will talk to them about the cooking spot.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Getting married in Highfield?
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Hosts in Highfield book us for weddings of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 40 places in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
It’s worth telling train travellers that St Denys station is about 0.8 miles away. If you’re marrying at a church near Highfield, such as Highfield Church, and holding the reception nearby, the hog roast can be cooking while you say your vows. The sea is within about 3 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll plan a sheltered cooking spot.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over SO17, SO16 and SO14. From Winn Road, Nile Road and The Avenue or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Highfield is on the A3035, which makes the journey straightforward. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Bassett (1 mile north-west), Shirley (2 miles west), Lordswood (2 miles north-west), Freemantle (2 miles south-west) and Coxford (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Sholing (3 miles south-east), Woolston (3 miles south), Eling (4 miles west) and Rownhams (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Royal South Hants Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Richard Taunton Sixth Form College (0.8 miles west) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.4 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Cowherds Inn (0.5 miles south-west)
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Lighting for evening service
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
What affects the price in Highfield
Each price is built from:
- Distance from us
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Allergies we should know about
- Your date and serving time
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away