Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Hill Head
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Hill Head. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Intimate weddings
- Marquee weddings
- Blessings and renewals
Planning an event in Hill Head?
Common questions in Hill Head
Can you cater after a service at Holy Rood Church?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Hill Head close to London?
Roughly 68 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Always outside, away from the marquee walls. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
We will plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Can we offer lamb too?
Of course: lamb and pork together give guests a choice.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
How our wedding hog roast works in Hill Head
Barn, marquee and garden weddings around Hill Head suit a hog roast. The roaster cooks outside under cover, and serve inside where the venue allows. For post-wedding gatherings and garden weddings at home, we can cook new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and crackling.
There is something special about a country wedding near Hill Head, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Why choose a hog roast in Hill Head?
Next to a formal three-course meal, a hog roast wedding breakfast is relaxed and typically costs less per head. It still feels special. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- Timed around your day
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved to order by a chef
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Working with your venue
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Hill Head?
It works for the main meal and the evening, which keeps things simple.
However big or small the event in Hill Head, a slow roast goes a long way. We are often asked to cater:
- Wedding breakfasts
- Farm weddings
- Home weddings
- Evening receptions
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Fareham station, about 2.9 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether travel is included
- How many staff will carve and serve
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Hill Head
- Season and day of the week
- Which meats and sides you choose
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Your menu choices
- A photo of the cooking area
- Rough numbers
- The address or postcode
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Permission for outside catering
- Light near the carving station after dark
- Space well clear of tents and trees
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
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What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer wedding in Hill Head, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means an evening hog roast is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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Weddings in Hill Head: venues, ceremonies and travel
Hill Head is about 3 miles south-west of Fareham, in Hampshire. We cater weddings across Hill Head and nearby. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Hill Head to Southampton (10 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Holy Rood Church frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. West of the River Alver nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Hill Head suits an outdoor reception. The sea is within about 5 miles, so seaside venues are close. We’ll think about shelter from sea breezes.
This part of Hampshire takes in PO14, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. From Elsfred Road, Osborne View Road and Cottes Way or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to weddings in Stubbington (1 mile north-east), Little Posbrook (1 mile north-west), Titchfield (2 miles north), Catisfield (2 miles north) and Heathfield (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Gosport (4 miles east), Havant (11 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles north-east), Horndean (11 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Carron Row Farm Museum (2.8 miles north) and Fareham Shopping Centre (3.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include West of the River Alver.
- Schools near Hill Head include Stubbington House School (0.8 miles north-east) and Crofton School (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Osborne View pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away