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Wedding Hog Roast in Southford
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Southford and across the Isle of Wight.
- Late-night wedding food
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee
A hog roast near Southford
Is a hog roast right for your wedding?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot rolls carved to order go down much better. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Southford
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Served at the time you choose
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
About our wedding hog roast in Southford
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. We are often asked to cater evening receptions and home weddings, with salads, new potatoes and halloumi skewers.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Southford, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan a firm route in, especially if it rains. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Southford (PO38)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Perfect for your wedding in Southford
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Late-night wedding food
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Post-wedding gatherings
- Weddings in a family garden
For outdoor photos, Stenbury Down is close by.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- The space, cover and access they need
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How many staff will carve and serve
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Ask about dietary needs on your RSVP card
We’re on site for much of the day, working quietly in the background.
Add spit-roast lamb for a second roast.
Nearby places to Southford
What else we do in Southford
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.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. In Southford, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, so evening food is often carved in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting at the carving station.
- You tell us your date, venue, numbers and whether it is the wedding breakfast, the evening or both.
- We check the venue’s rules and the date, then send 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.
- Afterwards we tidy our area and leave you to the party.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Name a contact for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
- Menu choices and extras
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Southford questions
Can you roast near the sea around Southford?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Do you come out to small places like Southford?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Where will the roaster go at our wedding?
Outside, under its own cover, a safe distance from the marquee. We can serve inside the marquee if the supplier agrees.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Getting married in Southford?
Southford is about 6 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Weddings in Southford are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We bring hog roasts to all 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight. Our bookings stretch from Southford to Southampton (22 miles away).
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Shanklin station, about 4.5 miles north-east, is the nearest station. After a ceremony at a church like Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, where the hog roast is waiting. With the coast within about 4 miles, many venues here have sea views. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
For weddings in PO38, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. For weddings just outside Southford, we cover Bierley (1 mile south-west), Nettlecombe (1 mile south-east), Godshill (2 miles north), Wroxall (2 miles east) and Sandford (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (6 miles north), Ryde (9 miles north-east), Cowes (10 miles north), Sandown (6 miles north-east), Shanklin (4 miles east) and Ventnor (3 miles east). Some remote sites need extra planning, so ask early about your wedding.
Other landmarks nearby include Blackgang Sawmill Museum (2.2 miles south-west) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (4.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Southford include Stenbury Down.
- Pubs nearby include The White Horse Inn (0.7 miles south-east)
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards