East Sussex · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Brightling, East Sussex
Give your crew a proper hog roast at your shoot in Brightling. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Wrap days
- Commercials and music videos
- Crew thank-you days
Slow-roasted pork in Brightling
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The date and time of year
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How long the roast and service take
- Numbers
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
About our film set catering in Brightling
From commercials to long-form drama, we fit around the call sheet. For shoots on location and crew appreciation lunches, we’ll put together a menu of a vegan option, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers.
For a shoot in a place like Brightling, tracks and soft ground need checking. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Where
- Brightling (TN32)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
We pack away straight after service.
Lamb or chicken gives the crew a choice.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, hot food makes a difference on a long day. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- An itemised quote
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A safe distance from kit
- A named contact at base
- Access agreed with locations
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. On a winter shoot near Brightling, the light goes by about 3:55pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:15pm.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- We check the route and send a price.
- We agree where we set up and when we arrive.
- We carve to order the moment lunch is called.
- We pack up and leave the base tidy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN32 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Questions from Brightling
Do you come out to small places like Brightling?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Brightling from London?
About 43 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you serve at our lunch call?
We work to your schedule, holding the roast if lunch moves.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Crew catering near Brightling
Brightling is about 9 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Wherever your shoot is in Brightling, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Brightling is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Brightling to Brighton (about 25 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Bateman's (1.9 miles north-west). Period locations like these generally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. Crew coming by rail can use the station: Robertsbridge station is about 3.3 miles away. Brightling is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about cooking and vehicles.
Here we cover the TN32 postcode area, and we can cater your shoot anywhere in it. Your shoot could be at a house on The Street and Rectory Hill or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to shoots in Hollingrove (1 mile east), Twelve Oaks (1 mile south), Oxley's Green (1 mile north-east), Netherfield (3 miles south-east) and Penhurst (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south), Hastings (10 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles south), Hailsham (9 miles south-west), Crowborough (12 miles north-west) and St Leonards (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Old Castle (2.3 miles south-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (5.9 miles north).
Events we cater in Brightling
A slow roast can wait a little.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Brightling, such as:
- Shoots on location
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Lunch at base
- Commercials and music videos
Brightling is about 43 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Any travel or access charges
- What the price includes, item by item
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Nearby places to Brightling
Other occasions in Brightling
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away