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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Cold Harbour, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the crew in Cold Harbour and the surrounding area.
- Rural locations
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Location shoots
Book a hog roast in Cold Harbour
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we do not need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Summer shoots near Cold Harbour have light until about 9:15pm, which suits an evening wrap at base.
- Production sends us the location and call times.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We pack away straight after.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
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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About our film set catering in Cold Harbour
If lunch moves, a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name a contact in production and we will fit around changes. On the menu are spit-roast lamb, salads and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for extended shoot days and location days.
Near Cold Harbour, check tracks and ground with locations. Timings are planned around your shoot, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
What affects the price in Cold Harbour
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The date and time of year
- Travel to Cold Harbour
- Menu choices and extras
- Numbers
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Your date and serving time
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Cold Harbour
What else we do in Cold Harbour
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it’s carved the same way, frequently with mint sauce.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Planning a shoot in Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for the crew to shoots anywhere in Cold Harbour, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Cold Harbour is roughly 42 miles from central London. Historic houses near Cold Harbour include Belmont House and Gardens (3.8 miles north-east). Period locations like these generally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. Cold Harbour is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about cooking and vehicles.
Wherever your shoot is in ME17, we can roast on site for your crew. For shoots just outside Cold Harbour, we cover Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Harrow pub (0.7 miles west)
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- One contact for the day
- Vehicle access to base
- Approval from locations
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Organising for someone else?
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
FAQs for Cold Harbour
Can you do a hog roast in Spuckles and Kennelling Woods?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you cater in Cold Harbour?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Do you need much space at base?
A level outdoor spot clear of trucks and kit.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Why choose a hog roast in Cold Harbour?
Next to grilling to order, one roast serves everyone together. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Perfect for your shoot in Cold Harbour
Carving serves a crew fast.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Cold Harbour. Here are some of the most popular:
- Long shoot days
- Milestone days on set
- Period locations
- Ad shoots
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Charing station, about 2.3 miles south.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether VAT is included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
Give us one contact in production, typically locations or the production office.
Lamb or chicken gives the crew a choice.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards