Southampton · England
Wedding Hog Roast for Sholing
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your wedding in Sholing. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Home weddings
- Marquee weddings
Slow-roasted pork in Sholing
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
- Time on site
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Wedding hog roast near Sholing
Couples book a hog roast for the main meal, the evening or both. The hog roasts slowly at your venue through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue. On the menu are crackling, carved roast pork and salads, and typical bookings are for wedding breakfasts with sides and blessings and renewals.
A farm or garden wedding near Sholing suits a hog roast. We need a level spot and access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
- Area
- Sholing (SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Where the roaster can go in Sholing
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- Step-free access for our equipment
- A serving area close to where guests eat
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Sholing weddings: local tips
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Sholing. We bring hog roasts to 40 places in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
After a ceremony at a church like Church of St Mary, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. Among the historic houses close to Sholing are Medieval Merchant's House (2.2 miles west) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.2 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and gas cooking. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Sholing, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check the cooking spot with the venue. The sea is within about 2 miles, so seaside venues are close. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
This part of Southampton takes in SO19, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Sholing is on the A3025, which makes the journey straightforward. Other places close to Sholing we cover include Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is among the bigger towns we cover in Southampton, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Sholing (within half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
You won’t have to think about the food. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
How the day works
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. At a December wedding in Sholing, it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so the route from the reception to the hog roast needs lighting, while a June wedding has light until about 9:25pm.
- 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.
- We cook through the day and serve right on cue.
- We clear away once everyone has eaten.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Send final numbers in good time
- Name a contact for the day
Get 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. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Sholing questions
How far is Sholing from London?
About 68 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Mary: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Do you come to Sholing?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
Can you do our evening wedding food?
It is one of our most popular wedding bookings. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What if our venue has its own caterer?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We will talk to them about the cooking spot.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
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Also in Sholing
Why choose wedding hog roast in Sholing?
It works for the main meal and the evening, which keeps things simple.
Whatever the occasion in Sholing, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Intimate weddings
- Wedding breakfasts
- Anniversary vow renewals
- Weddings in a marquee
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Netley Common, and the countryside around Sholing suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether travel is included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs are handled
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Sholing hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which suits bigger events.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: golden, crunchy and salty.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away