Kent · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Halfway Houses, Kent
Give your crew slow-roasted pork and crackling at your shoot in Halfway Houses. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Shoots on location
- Extended shoot days
- Music video days
Film set catering in Halfway Houses
About our film set catering in Halfway Houses
We liaise with your locations and production team on access, base layout and timings. For historic house shoots and countryside locations, we can cook rotisserie chicken, salads and a vegan option for your crew.
For a location shoot near Halfway Houses, base might be in a field or farmyard. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Step by step
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your crew, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Summer shoots near Halfway Houses have light until about 9:15pm, which suits an evening wrap at base.
- We start with the location, call times and numbers.
- You get a check on access and a quote.
- Our position and arrival are agreed in advance.
- When lunch is called, we carve and serve quickly.
- We pack away straight after service.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME12 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Season and day of the week
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The number of people
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What to tell us
When you contact us, please mention:
- Your menu choices
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your date and serving time
- Any venue rules
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a full location caterer, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Halfway Houses hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
- Planned to your running order
- We bring everything to cook and serve
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Events we cater in Halfway Houses
Good for wraps too.
However big or small the event in Halfway Houses, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Historic house shoots
- Location days
- Farm and estate locations
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Queenborough station, about 1 mile west.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Crew catering near Halfway Houses
Halfway Houses is about 1 mile west of Minster, in Kent. Shoots in Halfway Houses are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Halfway Houses to Canterbury (16 miles away).
Halfway Houses is about 38 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
Here we cover the ME12 postcode area. Streets in the area include Power Station Road, Holmside Avenue and Labworth Close, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover shoots in Queenborough (1 mile west), Sheerness (1 mile north-west), Rushenden (2 miles south-west), Blue Town (2 miles north-west) and Grain (4 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (6 miles south), Whitstable (12 miles south-east), Faversham (9 miles south-east), Davington (8 miles south-east) and Foley Park (14 miles south-west).
A little further out are Queenborough Guildhall Museum (1.4 miles west) and Castle Rough (4.2 miles south).
- Nearby schools include Leigh Academy Minster (less than half a mile east) and Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (0.5 miles east)
Common questions in Halfway Houses
Can you do a hog roast in Barton's Point Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Halfway Houses?
The closest is Queenborough station, roughly 1 mile away.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you cater our wrap?
Yes, a hog roast suits a relaxed wrap party, with lamb or chicken if you like.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your crew will want somewhere dry to eat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- One contact for the day
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
- A level area at base
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Halal is not offered
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We clear our spot after lunch.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
For event organisers in Halfway Houses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it is carved the same way, frequently with mint sauce.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Also in Halfway Houses
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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