Medway · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Lordswood, Medway
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast for the crew in Lordswood.
- Lunch at base
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Countryside locations
Planning an event in Lordswood?
Film set catering for your shoot in Lordswood
Some locations near Lordswood are a long way from food, so a hog roast at base keeps the crew fed. For long days on set and commercials and music videos, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, a vegan option and hog roast rolls for your crew.
Around Lordswood, locations can be rural. Tell us about the route to base. Our chef carves in front of your crew, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We serve quickly on the call.
Add salads and potatoes for a full lunch.
Also near Lordswood
What else we do in Lordswood
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Travel to Lordswood
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Which meats and sides you choose
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any venue rules
Send us the date, the address or ME5 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
- Access agreed with locations
- Approval from locations
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Lordswood
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
Questions from Lordswood
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs 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 Lordswood?
The closest is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
What about crew who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Is a hog roast right for your shoot?
Next to a full location catering unit, a hog roast is simpler and suits smaller shoots and one-off days. 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.
Why book with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Planned to your running order
- All the equipment comes with us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Shooting in Lordswood: unit bases and access
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. A hog roast suits shoots around Lordswood, whatever the venue. Lordswood is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway we cover. Our bookings stretch from Lordswood to Canterbury (24 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Lordswood are Restoration House (3.9 miles north-west) and Starkey Castle (4.1 miles north-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the roaster will need a base agreed with the property. Lordswood is roughly 30 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. Lordswood is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We bring hog roasts to shoots all over ME5 and ME7. That could mean a shoot in a garden on Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For shoots just outside Lordswood, we cover Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Lordswood has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Other landmarks nearby include Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). The countryside around Lordswood includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Greenacre Academy (1.3 miles north-west) and Walderslade Girls' School (1.4 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Harrow pub (0.9 miles east)
How the day works
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your crew will smell it long before they see it. At midsummer, daylight in Lordswood lasts until about 9:15pm, so a wrap party can run into the evening.
- Tell us the base location.
- We agree our position with locations.
- We roast under cover at base.
- We serve rolls or plates quickly.
- We leave base tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Events we cater in Lordswood
A slow roast can wait a little.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Lordswood. Typical bookings include:
- Period drama shoots
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Rural locations
- Wrap days
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Chatham station, about 3.2 miles north.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
Planners, venues and businesses
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards