Kent · England
Hog Roast for Film Crews in Offham, Kent
Treat your crew to a proper hog roast at your shoot in Offham. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Long shoot days
- Base catering
- Location days
Film set catering in Offham
Film set catering in Offham, carved to order
Whatever the production, we work to your schedule. On the menu are hog roast rolls, a vegan option and rotisserie chicken, and we’re often booked for end-of-shoot wraps and location shoots.
Near Offham, check tracks and ground with locations. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Location catering around Offham
Offham is about 7 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. Shoots in Offham are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Offham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Offham to London (25 miles away).
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is West Malling station, about 1.9 miles east. Offham is roughly 25 miles from central London.
Shoots anywhere in ME19 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Streets in the area include Church Road, Pepingstraw Close and Teston Road, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For shoots just outside Offham, we cover Wrotham Heath (1 mile west), Comp (2 miles west), Kent Street (2 miles south), New Pound (2 miles south) and Herne Pound (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (10 miles north) and Tonbridge (8 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Leybourne Castle (2.2 miles north-east) and Maidstone Hospital (4.8 miles east).
- Pubs nearby include King's Arms Public House (less than half a mile south-west)
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your crew will smell it long before they see it. Early starts matter for a hog roast at base, and winter daylight in Offham ends around 3:50pm.
- We start with the location, call times and numbers.
- We check the route and send a price.
- We agree our position at base with the location manager.
- We carve to order the moment lunch is called.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Offham: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Offham?
The closest is West Malling station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Could you cook in Manor Park Country Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cater in Offham?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Offham and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you get to rural locations?
We can, given access details. Tell us about tracks and ground.
What about a wrap party?
Yes, a hog roast suits a relaxed wrap party, with lamb or chicken if you like.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A covered eating area
- Sign-off from the location
- Flat ground at the unit base
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
Organising for someone else?
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Occasions we serve in Offham
It’s hot, filling food after a long morning.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Offham, including:
- Crew appreciation lunches
- Long days on set
- Base catering
- Farm and estate locations
Historic houses near Offham include Old Soar Manor (3.1 miles south-west). Period locations like these typically keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
A hog roast or other catering?
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 Offham hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Halal is not offered
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
A cooked roast can wait; just let us know.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Places near Offham
Also in Offham
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Offham
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away