Hampshire · England
Wedding Hog Roast in Welborne
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your wedding in Welborne and across Hampshire.
- Evening food after the first dance
- Home weddings
- The main wedding meal
Wedding hog roast in Welborne
How our wedding hog roast works in Welborne
A hog roast gives your wedding a centrepiece: guests gather, the chef carves and the crackling disappears fast. It feels like an occasion. Typical bookings include vow renewals and blessings and the day after the wedding, with salads, new potatoes and spit-roast lamb.
Rural weddings around Welborne 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. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In Welborne, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, so evening food is frequently carved in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.
- Send us the date, venue and guest numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
How we price a hog roast for your wedding
The price comes down to:
- Access to the cooking area
- The journey to the venue
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Common questions in Welborne
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Francis: 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.
How far is Welborne from London?
About 64 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you come to Welborne?
Yes, Welborne is in our area. Send us the address and we will check the date.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
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 we need extra food?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; in the evening, rolls on their own work well.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Planning a wedding hog roast in Welborne
Welborne is about 2 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, weddings around Welborne suit a hog roast. Welborne is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Welborne to Southampton (9 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Francis frequently hold the reception nearby, with the roast cooking through the ceremony. For guests travelling by train, Fareham station, about 1.9 miles south, is the nearest station. The sea is within about 6 miles, so seaside venues are close. We will plan a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the PO17 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Welborne, we also cover Crockerhill (1 mile east), Wickham Common (1 mile north-east), North Fareham (1 mile south-east), Hundred Acres (2 miles north-east) and Fareham (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles east) and Totton (14 miles west).
A little further out are Carron Row Farm Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Portchester Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Welborne include Portsdown Hill and Swanwick Lakes.
- Local pubs include The Miners Arms (0.9 miles south-west)
Towns and villages near Welborne
What else we do in Welborne
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls if needed
- Give final numbers in good time
- Put a dietary question on the invitation
- Halal is not offered, so plan separately if needed
Running late? A slow roast can wait a little. Your coordinator can keep us posted.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for any coeliac guests.
Events we cater in Welborne
There are choices for guests who do not eat pork.
However big or small the event in Welborne, a slow roast goes a long way. We are often asked to cater:
- Second-day get-togethers
- Wedding breakfasts with sides
- Evening food after the first dance
- Anniversary vow renewals
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Swanwick Lakes, and the countryside around Welborne suits an outdoor reception.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- VAT, if it applies
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Plates, china and cutlery
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it’s carved the same way.
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Planning the cooking spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A level, open cooking spot outside the marquee or barn
- Serving inside the marquee or barn if allowed
- Step-free access for our equipment
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards