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Film Set Catering for East Langdon
Give your crew a proper hog roast at your shoot in East Langdon. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Rural locations
- Wrap days
- Period drama shoots
Film set catering for East Langdon
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Approval from locations
- Vehicle access to base
- One contact for the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Film set catering for your shoot in East Langdon
The roaster cooks outdoors under cover, away from equipment and trucks, agreed with the location manager. We serve new potatoes, a vegan option and spit-roast lamb, and we’re often booked for unit base lunches and shoots on location.
Near East Langdon, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so lunch at base matters. 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.
Events we cater in East Langdon
There are options for non-pork eaters.
In East Langdon and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Ad shoots
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Unit base lunches
- Crew thank-you days
For cast and crew travelling by train, Martin Mill station is about 0.6 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Post allergen details at base
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Halal isn’t offered
We clear our spot after lunch.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
What affects the price in East Langdon
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your shoot: send us your details through our quote form.
Nearby places to East Langdon
Other occasions in East Langdon
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In December, daylight in East Langdon ends around 3:50pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:15pm.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We pack away straight after.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwiches from a shop, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book with us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Crew catering near East Langdon
East Langdon is about 3 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. Hosts in East Langdon book us for shoots of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from East Langdon to Canterbury (13 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to East Langdon are Walmer Castle (3.7 miles north-east). Period locations like these typically keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. East Langdon is roughly 66 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. The coast is within about 4 miles of East Langdon, and coastal unit bases can be exposed.
Wherever your shoot is in CT15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a shoot in a garden on The Street, Guston Road and Waldershare Lane, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to East Langdon we cover include Martin Mill (1 mile east), Martin (1 mile north-east), Guston (1 mile south-west), West Langdon (1 mile north-west) and West Cliffe (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (13 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north), Dover (3 miles south-west), Folkestone (9 miles south-west), Ramsgate (12 miles north) and Broadstairs (14 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Dover Transport Museum (2.3 miles south-west) and Dover Castle (2.7 miles south). The countryside around East Langdon includes Dover Western Heights.
- Schools near East Langdon include Duke of York's Royal Military School (1.6 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Lantern Inn (0.7 miles north-east)
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
East Langdon: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to East Langdon?
The closest is Martin Mill station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Is East Langdon 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 serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What about crew who don’t eat pork?
Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you come to East Langdon?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including East Langdon and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What about locations off the beaten track?
Send the location and access notes and we will confirm.
Working with your venue
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away