Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Michelmersh
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Michelmersh. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Garden weddings at home
Slow-roasted pork in Michelmersh
Wedding hog roast in Michelmersh, slow-roasted on site
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: carved pork with salads, new potatoes or roast potatoes, with china available on request. Popular choices include new potatoes, carved roast pork and salads, and we’re regularly asked to cater home weddings and wedding breakfasts.
Rural weddings around Michelmersh have a magic of their own, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Michelmersh: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Michelmersh?
Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 1.5 miles west of the centre.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary?
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 typically elsewhere. Send us the address.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Is a hog roast enough for a wedding?
We’ll plan quantities from your numbers, and we will confirm it in writing.
Can we have a hog roast as the main meal?
Of course: carved pork on plates with sides, with our staff serving.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Michelmersh
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Permission for outside catering
- A way in for the roaster
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Roast or jacket potatoes
Nearby places to Michelmersh
Also in Michelmersh
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Halal isn’t offered, so plan separately if needed
- Share the menu with your venue coordinator
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, so we can sort the cooking spot and timings with them.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Weddings in Michelmersh: venues, ceremonies and travel
Michelmersh is about 3 miles north-west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Hosts in Michelmersh book us for weddings of all sizes. Michelmersh is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Michelmersh to Southampton (9 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Mottisfont & Dunbridge station, about 1.5 miles west, is the nearest station. Among the historic houses close to Michelmersh are Mottisfont Abbey (1.2 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue.
We bring hog roasts to weddings all over the SO51 postcode area. From Yew Tree Lane, Staff Road and Haccups Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Timsbury (1 mile south), Stonymarsh (1 mile north-west), Kimbridge (1 mile west), Mottisfont (1 mile west) and Dunbridge (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (9 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles south-east), Andover (12 miles north), Totton (8 miles south), Chandler's Ford (6 miles south-east) and Hedge End (12 miles south-east).
A little further out are King Johns House (3 miles south) and Romsey Community Hospital (3.1 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
- Pubs nearby include The Malthouse Inn (0.5 miles south)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to other evening food, a hog roast serves a crowd quickly once carving starts. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Michelmersh hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
What happens on the day
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. It’s worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. In Michelmersh, evening wedding food often coincides with dusk: about 9:25pm at midsummer, 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September. Festoon lights by the carving station look lovely in the photos.
- Tell us whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- You get a quote listing menu, staff and plates.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We set up and roast for hours.
- We carve and serve, then clear away.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Plates or china
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- Numbers
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards