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Hog Roast for Film Crews in High Brooms, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for the crew in High Brooms.
- Rural locations
- Shoots on location
- Long shoot days
Slow-roasted pork in High Brooms
About our film set catering in High Brooms
Schedules move, and a slow roast copes. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes. Typical bookings include location shoots and long days on set, serving a vegan option, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
For a location shoot near High Brooms, base might be in a field or farmyard. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Why choose film set catering in High Brooms?
Good for wraps too.
However big or small the event in High Brooms, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Crew thank-you days
- Historic house shoots
- Rural locations
- Shoots on location
High Brooms is roughly 29 miles from central London.
Before booking anyone
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
Step by step
It is 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. Because the roast starts early, and winter daylight in High Brooms ends around 3:55pm, so we may set up under lights.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We clear our spot.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN2 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in High Brooms
Which station is closest to High Brooms?
High Brooms has its own station: High Brooms station.
Is High Brooms close to London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cover High Brooms?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, High Brooms and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you have alternatives?
Add alternatives to suit your crew.
Crew catering near High Brooms
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We take a hog roast for the crew to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in High Brooms. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 28 miles away.
For cast and crew travelling by train, High Brooms station serves High Brooms directly. Historic houses near High Brooms include Groombridge Place (4.4 miles south-west) and Penshurst Place (4.4 miles north-west). If you’re shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property. High Brooms is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations.
Shoots anywhere in TN2, TN4 and TN1 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. That could mean a shoot in a garden on Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside High Brooms, we also cover Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Nearby schools include Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (0.7 miles west) and St Gregory's Catholic School (0.8 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find Longbow Court pub (within half a mile north-west)
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Label the alternatives clearly
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Share the allergen list with the crew
We work to the location’s rules.
Lamb or chicken gives the crew a choice.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Approval from locations
- A level area at base
- A contact in production
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The journey to the venue
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a full location catering unit, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in High Brooms
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
- Planned to your running order
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Nearby places to High Brooms
More for events in High Brooms
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards