Kent · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Goodnestone, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the crew turns the food into a centrepiece of your shoot in Goodnestone.
- Base catering
- Location days
- Ad shoots
A hog roast near Goodnestone
Goodnestone: your questions answered
How far is Goodnestone from London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Mount Ephraim Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Can you cater our wrap?
Of course. Send us the details.
Can you set up at the unit base?
Not much: a level area at base.
Do you have alternatives?
There are chicken, lamb, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal is not available.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
What about locations off the beaten track?
Send the location and access notes and we will confirm.
Film set catering in Goodnestone, slow-roasted on site
Crews in Goodnestone work long days, and lunch needs to be hot and on time. A hog roast suits a unit base: it roasts through the morning and is carved fast when lunch is called. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and spit-roast lamb, and we’re frequently booked for unit base lunches and long shoot days.
Near Goodnestone, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so lunch at base matters. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Organising for someone else?
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Away from vehicles and equipment
- Vehicle access to base
- A contact in production
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
Events we cater in Goodnestone
It feeds a crew quickly once carving starts.
People around Goodnestone book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Wrap days
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Commercials and music videos
- Long shoot days
Central London is about 46 miles from Goodnestone.
Comparing caterers
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether VAT is included
- Staffing on the day
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We serve quickly on the call.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwiches from a shop, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved to order by a chef
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Nearby places to Goodnestone
What else we do in Goodnestone
Crew catering near Goodnestone
Goodnestone is about 2 miles east of Preston, in Kent. Wherever your shoot is in Goodnestone, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Goodnestone is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For cast and crew travelling by train, the nearest station is Faversham station, about 1.9 miles west. Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (5 miles south-west). Period locations like these normally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. The coast is within about 5 miles of Goodnestone, and coastal unit bases can be exposed, so plan where crew will eat.
Shoots anywhere in ME13 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many crew. Streets in the area include Head Hill Road and Cherrywood, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For shoots just outside Goodnestone, we cover Culmers (1 mile north-east), Graveney (1 mile north-east), Broom Street (1 mile north), Staplestreet (1 mile south-east) and Slutshole (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles north-east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Goodnestone include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Goodnestone include Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (1.7 miles west)
How we price a hog roast for the crew
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The journey to the venue
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Your menu choices
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the shoot is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
What happens on the day
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. In December, daylight in Goodnestone ends around 3:50pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. In summer, light lasts until about 9:15pm.
- You send the location, date and lunch call.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- When lunch is called, we carve and serve quickly.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Gather dietary requirements early
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away