Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Upper Kingston
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your wedding in Upper Kingston.
- Intimate weddings
- Farm weddings
- Late-night wedding food
Wedding hog roast for Upper Kingston
Wedding hog roast in Upper Kingston, carved to order
For the wedding breakfast, a hog roast becomes a plated meal: roast pork, crackling and a choice of sides, on china if you’d like. On the menu are new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and salads, and typical bookings are for rustic barn receptions and marquee receptions.
Rural weddings around Upper Kingston have a magic of their own, and slow-roasted pork carved for guests adds to it. Plan firm ground and a route for our vehicle. Timings are planned around your wedding, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- An itemised quote
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Where the roaster can go in Upper Kingston
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Permission for outside catering
- Light near the carving station after dark
- A way in for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
You will not have to think about the food. We arrive hours before serving, roast through the day and carve on cue.
Gluten-free rolls can be provided for the evening food.
Who books wedding hog roast in Upper Kingston?
Hot food late in the evening is always welcome, especially after dancing.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Upper Kingston. Here are some of the most popular:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Marquee receptions
- The day after the wedding
Nearby historic houses include Avon Tyrrell House (2.6 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates often have rules on outside caterers, so check early if that is your venue.
Comparing caterers
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Whether plates or china are included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rough numbers
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The process
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. At midsummer, sunset in Upper Kingston is about 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- We check the venue and the cooking spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, cooking spot and serving times with you and your venue.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon, and our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff clear the serving area and we leave quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
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Wedding venues and ceremonies near Upper Kingston
Upper Kingston is in Hampshire. Wherever your wedding is in Upper Kingston, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Upper Kingston is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 18 miles away.
If you want countryside in your photos, Linbrook Lake is not far, and the countryside around Upper Kingston suits an outdoor reception. Couples marrying at local churches such as Trinity Congregational Church often hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. With the New Forest National Park within about 4 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check the cooking spot with the venue.
Here we cover the BH24 postcode area. Other places close to Upper Kingston we cover include Crow (1 mile east), Hightown (1 mile north-east), Bagnum (1 mile south-east), Ringwood (1 mile north) and Poulner (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (13 miles north-east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), New Milton (7 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (8 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (7 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find St Leonard's Hospital (3.8 miles west). Within reach you will find Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Schools near Upper Kingston include Ringwood School (1.2 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Elm Tree Inn (0.8 miles north)
Questions from Upper Kingston
We are gathering after a service at Trinity Congregational Church: can you cater?
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.
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do venues allow outside hog roasts?
Your venue decides: rules vary. We’ll talk to them about the cooking spot.
Do we need extra food?
We’ll plan quantities from your numbers, and the quote lists everything.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Can the hog roast be for the evening?
Yes, evening food is very popular. Hot pork rolls are perfect late in the evening.
What else we do in Upper Kingston
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away