Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in St Ives
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in St Ives and across Hampshire.
- Home weddings
- The day after the wedding
- Marquee receptions
Planning an event in St Ives?
How our wedding hog roast works in St Ives
We look after guests who don’t eat pork: lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat. Typical bookings include rustic barn receptions and the day after the wedding, serving new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and salads.
There is something special about a country wedding near St Ives, and a whole hog roasting through the afternoon adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near St Ives
St Ives is in Hampshire. Wherever your wedding is in St Ives, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from St Ives to Southampton (20 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to St Ives are Avon Tyrrell House (4.5 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that’s your venue. Couples marrying at local churches such as All Saints frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the New Forest National Park within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue where a hog roast can cook.
We cater weddings across the BH24 postcode area and the streets around it. From Compton Beeches, Post Office Lane and Azalea Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Ashley Heath (1 mile west), Avon Castle (1 mile south-east), St Leonards (1 mile south-west) and Matchams (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (15 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find St Leonard's Hospital (1.8 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Schools near St Ives include Ringwood Waldorf School (0.9 miles north-east) and Ringwood School (2 miles north-east)
Also near St Ives
What else we do in St Ives
Occasions we serve in St Ives
It works for the main meal and the evening, which keeps things simple.
However big or small the event in St Ives, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Vow renewals and blessings
- Second-day get-togethers
- Small, informal weddings
- Rustic barn receptions
If you’re hoping for photos in Avon Heath Country Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Questions to ask before booking
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
On your wedding day, the food should look after itself. We roast through the afternoon and carve at the agreed time.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
Questions from St Ives
Can you do a hog roast in Avon Heath Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
We are gathering after a service at All Saints: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Do you cover St Ives?
We do. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A safe distance from marquee walls, buildings and trees
- Flat ground outside the reception for the roaster
- A route to wheel equipment to the spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Why choose a hog roast in St Ives?
Compared with a cold evening buffet, hot carved pork beats sandwiches every time late at night. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why St Ives hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Timed around your day
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Step by step
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In St Ives, evening wedding food frequently coincides with dusk: sunset is around 8:55pm in late May, 9:25pm at midsummer and 7:10pm in late September. A few lights by the serving table help guests and photos alike.
- Choose the main meal, the evening food or both.
- We send a quote with the menu and staffing.
- We confirm the cooking spot and access with the venue.
- We arrive early and roast slowly on site.
- Our chef carves and the team serves and clears.
Getting ready for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the wedding is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, frequently with mint sauce.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every wedding is different. The main factors are:
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
- The address or postcode
- Rough numbers
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away