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Film Set Catering in East Hill
Give your crew a proper hog roast at your shoot in East Hill. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Period locations
- Location shoots
Planning an event in East Hill?
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue, one roast serves everyone together. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book our hog roast in East Hill
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
See our pricing and the cost guide.
About our film set catering in East Hill
We liaise with your locations and production team on where we set up and when for shoots around East Hill. We’re often asked to cater crew thank-you days and long days on set, with spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes.
Rural locations near East Hill can be a long way from food, so lunch at base matters. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Also near East Hill
Other occasions in East Hill
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Label the alternatives clearly
We follow location rules on vehicles and timings.
Ask about china.
Common questions in East Hill
Could you cook in Kemsing Down?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to East Hill?
The closest is Shoreham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
What about crew who don’t eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will confirm the space with your quote.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
Occasions we serve in East Hill
It copes with schedule changes.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around East Hill, including:
- Period drama shoots
- Unit base lunches
- Farm and estate locations
- Extended shoot days
Historic houses near East Hill include Lullingstone Castle (2.2 miles north-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property.
What your quote should include
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Whether travel is included
- Who carves and who serves
Crew catering near East Hill
East Hill is about 5 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for the crew in East Hill? We can help. We cover 922 places across Kent. We cater events right across the region, from East Hill to London (18 miles away).
East Hill is roughly 18 miles from central London. For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Shoreham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles west of the centre. East Hill is within about 3 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
Anywhere in TN15, we can roast on site for your crew, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Cherry Tree Grove, Ashen Grove Road and East Hill Road; a shoot on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover shoots in Knatts Valley (1 mile south-east), Romney Street (1 mile south-west), West Kingsdown (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (1 mile north) and Woodlands (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (7 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (4 miles south-west) and Otford Heritage Centre (2.8 miles south-west).
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Season and day of the week
- How long the roast and service take
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- An estimate of numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. By late September, sunset near East Hill is about 7:05pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- Tell us the base location.
- We confirm where we set up.
- We cook at base.
- Service is quick.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A level spot at base for the roaster
- Away from vehicles and equipment
- The location manager’s agreement
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards