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Film Set Catering for Boughton under Blean
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Film set catering in Boughton under Blean.
- Historic house shoots
- Commercials and music videos
- Crew appreciation lunches
Planning an event in Boughton under Blean?
FAQs for Boughton under Blean
What’s the nearest station to Boughton under Blean?
Selling station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre.
Is Boughton under Blean too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Can you cater for vegans on set?
Add alternatives to suit your crew.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We plan the roast to your lunch call, and we’ll be ready.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Film set catering in Boughton under Blean, carved to order
Wrap parties suit a hog roast too, with crew eating together at the end of the shoot. For long shoot days and wrap days, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
For a shoot in a place like Boughton under Blean, tracks and soft ground need checking. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- Travel to Boughton under Blean
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- An estimate of numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Rotisserie chicken
For crew who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
A hog roast or other catering?
At the end of a shoot, it is a relaxed way to finish. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Boughton under Blean hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Served at the time you choose
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Boughton under Blean for film and TV crews
Boughton under Blean is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for the crew in Boughton under Blean? We cover the whole area. Boughton under Blean is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater.
For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Selling station, roughly 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Boughton under Blean is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations. With the sea within about 6 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base, so plan where crew will eat.
Shoots anywhere in ME13 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. From London Road, The Street and The Crescent or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover shoots in Hickmans Green (1 mile south-west), Winterbourne (1 mile south), Dunkirk (1 mile east), Oversland (1 mile south) and South Street (1 mile south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
A little further out are Chilham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.2 miles east). Open spaces near Boughton under Blean include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Queens Head pub (under half a mile west)
Places near Boughton under Blean
What else we do in Boughton under Blean
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Label the alternatives clearly
If lunch moves, we hold the roast a little; just let us know.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- A level spot at base for the roaster
- Access agreed with locations
- A contact in production
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Boughton under Blean
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we do not need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Early starts matter for a hog roast at base, and winter daylight in Boughton under Blean ends around 3:50pm.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- We check the route and send a price.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- When lunch is called, we carve and serve quickly.
- We pack away straight after service.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Events we cater in Boughton under Blean
We are self-contained at base.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Boughton under Blean. Here are some of the most popular:
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Extended shoot days
- Commercials and music videos
Boughton under Blean is about 48 miles from central London.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards