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Film Set Catering for John's Cross
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for the crew makes the food part of your shoot in John's Cross.
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Shoots on location
- Base catering
A hog roast near John's Cross
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
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.
How our film set catering works in John's Cross
If lunch moves, a cooked roast can be held for a while. Name a contact in production and we will adjust. Typical bookings include crew thank-you days and countryside locations, serving salads, new potatoes and halloumi skewers.
Rural locations near John's Cross can be a long way from food, so lunch at base matters. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Area
- John's Cross (TN32)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Where the roaster can go in John's Cross
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- The location manager’s agreement
- Away from vehicles and equipment
- Vehicle access to base
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in John's Cross
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
Name a contact for the day.
A second meat widens the menu.
Perfect for your shoot in John's Cross
It’s hot, filling food after a long morning.
People around John's Cross book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Period locations
- Unit base lunches
- Wrap parties
- Music video days
For crew arriving by train, Robertsbridge station is about 1.7 miles away.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with sandwiches from a shop, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved to order by a chef
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
John's Cross: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to John's Cross?
The closest is Robertsbridge station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
Can you cater our wrap?
We do.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
What about crew who don’t eat pork?
Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option. Halal is not available.
What does the production need from you?
Send us your requirements, and we will tell you what we can send.
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Plates or china
- Distance from us
- How many people are eating
- Site access
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
- A picture of the cooking area
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
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.
Step by step
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your shoot. Early starts matter for a hog roast at base, and winter daylight in John's Cross ends around 3:55pm.
- Share the location details.
- We confirm where we set up.
- We roast under cover at base.
- We serve rolls or plates quickly.
- We leave base tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
It is 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. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Crew catering near John's Cross
John's Cross is about 7 miles north-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. We cater shoots of every size in John's Cross. We cover all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from John's Cross to Brighton (28 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to John's Cross are Durhamford Manor (2.1 miles south-east). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property. Central London is about 45 miles from John's Cross, within easy reach for London-based crews. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of John's Cross, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
For shoots in TN32, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many crew. Your shoot could be at a house on Vinehall Road and John's Cross Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to shoots in Mountfield (1 mile south-west), Robertsbridge (2 miles north-west), Northbridge Street (2 miles north), Salehurst (2 miles north) and Netherfield (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south-west), Hastings (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles south), Hailsham (12 miles south-west), Crowborough (15 miles north-west) and St Leonards (8 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Battle Museum of Local History (3.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Senlac Hill.
- Schools near John's Cross include Robertsbridge Community College (1.9 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include John's Cross Public House (less than half a mile west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away