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Wedding Hog Roast in Highwood
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Highwood. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Intimate weddings
- Marquee weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Wedding hog roast for Highwood
Wedding hog roast near Highwood
As a main meal, the hog roast is served on plates: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. We’re frequently asked to cater blessings and renewals and intimate weddings, serving new potatoes, carved roast pork and crackling.
There is something special about a country wedding near Highwood, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Give final numbers in good time
We serve and clear without fuss, and leave you to celebrate.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Highwood questions
We are gathering after a service at 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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Check with the venue first: rules vary. We’ll sort the details with them.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
For event organisers in Highwood
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Whether you want china
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
- The venue or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Highwood
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We are happy to travel to Highwood for weddings. Highwood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
After a ceremony at a church like St John the Baptist, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Linbrook Lake nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Highwood suits an outdoor reception. With the New Forest National Park within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
Anywhere in BH24, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover weddings in Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
A little further out are St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Highwood include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Schools near Highwood include Ringwood School Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Alice Lisle Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
Step by step
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. The smell generally brings people over long before we carve. For a summer wedding in Highwood, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:05pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- The venue and we agree where the roaster goes.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why us?
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Highwood
It feels generous and relaxed, which suits informal weddings.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Highwood. Typical bookings include:
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Home weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Within reach of Highwood are historic houses such as Avon Tyrrell House (4.6 miles south). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- Travel and any London charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff will carve and serve
Where the roaster can go in Highwood
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A way in for the roaster
- Lighting for evening service
- Space well clear of tents and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
Should I cook it myself?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards