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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Cote, West Sussex
Film set catering in Cote: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Location days
- Unit base lunches
- Extended shoot days
Slow-roasted pork in Cote
For event organisers in Cote
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
How our film set catering works in Cote
If lunch moves, a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name a contact in production and we will fit around changes. Whether it is wrap parties and period drama shoots, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, salads and new potatoes.
For a shoot in a place like Cote, tracks and soft ground need checking. Our chef carves in front of your crew, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Cote (BN13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan crew can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
We serve quickly on the call.
Wrap parties can run into the evening.
What happens on the day
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your crew will smell it long before they see it. At midsummer, daylight in Cote lasts until about 9:20pm, so a wrap party can run into the evening.
- We start with the location, call times and numbers.
- We check the route and send a price.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- We roast through the morning and carve fast when lunch is called.
- We pack away straight after service.
How to prepare
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Gather dietary requirements early
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
How we price a hog roast for the crew
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every shoot is different. The main factors are:
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
- Which meats and sides you choose
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.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Your date and serving time
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or BN13 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Cote for film and TV crews
Cote is about 2 miles north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. We cover shoots in Cote. Cote is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 13 miles away.
Cote is roughly 47 miles from central London. Nearby historic houses include Ecclesden Manor (2.5 miles south-west). Period locations like these typically keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. Cote is within about 7 miles of the South Downs National Park, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations. The coast is within about 4 miles of Cote, and coastal unit bases can be exposed, so plan where crew will eat.
We bring hog roasts to shoots all over BN13 and the streets around it. If your venue is just outside Cote, we also cover Durrington (1 mile south-east), High Salvington (1 mile north-east), Clapham (1 mile west), Patching (2 miles west) and Findon (2 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Bognor Regis (12 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (5 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles east), Lancing (4 miles east) and Rustington (4 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Acre (2.8 miles south-east) and Old Castle (1.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Cote include Highdown Hill.
- Schools near Cote include Palatine Primary School (1.3 miles south) and Durrington High School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Coach And Horses Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
Perfect for your shoot in Cote
Alternatives cover everyone.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Cote and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Base catering
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Long shoot days
- Commercials and music videos
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Durrington-On-Sea station, about 1.8 miles south.
Before booking anyone
- Staffing on the day
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- If the price includes VAT
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Cote
Can you do a hog roast in Clapham Wood?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Cote close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Can you set up at the unit base?
Not much: a level area at base, agreed with locations.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your shoot for a quote.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you work to the call sheet?
Yes. Tell us the lunch time and a contact on the day, and we’ll adjust where we can.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Flat ground at the unit base
- A covered eating area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Salads
A hog roast compared with other options
At the end of a shoot, a hog roast feels like a reward. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
- An itemised quote
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Nearby places to Cote
Other occasions in Cote
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards