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Wedding Hog Roast for Itchen
Planning a hog roast for your wedding in Itchen? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Evening receptions
- Marquee receptions
- Intimate weddings
Book a hog roast in Itchen
How our wedding hog roast works in Itchen
After hours of dancing, guests are hungry. Rolls with roast pork and crackling are just the thing. For vow renewals and blessings and the main wedding meal, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, spit-roast lamb and crackling.
For a smaller place like Itchen, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need a level spot and access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Where
- Itchen (SO19, SO14)
- County
- Southampton
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue, a hog roast feeds everyone at once from one roast without batches coming off a grill. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Itchen
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Served at the time you choose
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
How it works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. At midsummer, sunset in Itchen is about 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and which meal you’d like.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- We fit our timings around your running order and the venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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About the food
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Collect dietary needs with RSVPs
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Note which guests do not eat pork, so we can add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
You won’t have to think about the food. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in evening photos; tell your venue or marquee supplier.
Towns and villages near Itchen
What else we do in Itchen
Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Lighting for evening service
- A way in for the roaster
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Each price is built from:
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
- Menu choices and extras
For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Weddings in Itchen: venues, ceremonies and travel
Itchen is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cater weddings across Itchen and nearby, from gardens to fields. Itchen is one of 40 places in Southampton where we cater.
It is worth telling train travellers that there is a station right in Itchen: Woolston station. After a ceremony at a church like Jesus Chapel - St Mary Extra, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. With the New Forest National Park within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook. With the coast within about 2 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in SO19 and SO14, we can bring the roaster to you. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Sea Road, Oak Road and West Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Being close to the A3025, Itchen is simple for us to get to with the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Peartree Green (1 mile north-west), Northam (1 mile north-west), Sholing (1 mile east), Bitterne (1 mile north-east) and St Mary's (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Shirley (3 miles north-west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (4 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Being one of Southampton’s larger places, Itchen has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
Nearby you’ll also find Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles north) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Local schools include Woolston School (less than half a mile south) and Oasis Academy Sholing (0.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Engineers Arms (1 mile north-west)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
FAQs for Itchen
How far is Itchen from London?
About 69 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
Yes. We’ll agree a serving time around your running order.
Is a hog roast OK for a sit-down meal?
Many couples do exactly that, with lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards