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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Ottinge, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for the crew turns the food into a centrepiece of your shoot in Ottinge.
- Base catering
- Wrap parties
- Rural locations
A hog roast near Ottinge
Common questions in Ottinge
Is Ottinge close to London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you roast near the sea around Ottinge?
Yes, of course. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Film set catering for your shoot in Ottinge
Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option cover most crews, with allergen details for everything. We serve spit-roast lamb, new potatoes and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater location shoots and commercials and music videos.
For a shoot in a place like Ottinge, tracks and soft ground need checking before the day. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Perfect for your shoot in Ottinge
We bring everything we need.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Ottinge:
- Period locations
- Long days on set
- Base catering
- Wrap days
Ottinge is roughly 57 miles from central London.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the price includes, item by item
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How many staff will carve and serve
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Vehicle access to base
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- One contact for the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
Why choose a hog roast in Ottinge?
For a wrap party, a hog roast feels like a reward. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your crew
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Our staff serve and clear
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
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The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In December, daylight in Ottinge ends around 3:50pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:15pm.
- The production office sends us the location, dates, numbers and lunch time.
- You get a check on access and a quote.
- We agree where we set up and when we arrive.
- We carve to order the moment lunch is called.
- Afterwards we clear our spot at base.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Give us a contact number for the day
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or CT4 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
- The date and time of year
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Rough numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your shoot for a quote: use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We arrive early and set up at base, so the roast is ready by lunch.
A second meat widens the menu.
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Organising for someone else?
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.
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Ottinge for film and TV crews
Ottinge is about 5 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. We cater shoots across Ottinge and nearby. Ottinge is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 10 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Ottinge are Acrise Place (1.6 miles east) and Westenhanger Castle (4.2 miles south-west). Period locations like these usually keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. For cast and crew travelling by train, Sandling station is about 3.7 miles away. Ottinge is within about 2 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles. With the sea within about 6 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base, so plan where crew will eat.
This part of Kent takes in CT4, so your shoot can be anywhere in it. That could mean a shoot in a garden on Canterbury Road, Boyke Lane and Shuttlesfield Lane, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For shoots just outside Ottinge, we cover Lyminge (1 mile south-west), Rhodes Minnis (1 mile west), Woodland (1 mile west), Skeete (2 miles south-west) and Hemsted (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (10 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (9 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3 miles south) and Folkestone Castle (4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ottinge include Cheriton Hill.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away