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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Pell Green, East Sussex
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 Pell Green.
- Ad shoots
- Wrap parties
- Lunch at base
Film set catering in Pell Green
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
- Share the allergen list with the crew
We work to the location’s rules.
Sides make a proper lunch.
Film set catering for your shoot in Pell Green
We liaise with your locations and production team on where we set up and when. Whether it’s countryside locations and commercials and music videos, we can cook salads, hog roast rolls and new potatoes and more.
Near Pell Green, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so lunch at base matters. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
- Location
- Pell Green (TN5)
- Region
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The journey to the venue
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Crockery choices
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Pell Green
What else we do in Pell Green
Crew catering near Pell Green
Pell Green is about 6 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex. Pell Green is well within our area for shoots and the places nearby. We cover all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex. Our bookings stretch from Pell Green to Brighton (about 27 miles away).
Pell Green is about 35 miles from central London. Historic houses near Pell Green include Wadhurst Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Scotney Castle (3 miles north-east). Period locations like these generally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. Pell Green is within about a mile of the High Weald National Landscape, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We bring hog roasts to shoots all over TN5. Close by, we cover shoots in Newbury's (1 mile north-east), Cousley Wood (1 mile north-east), Wadhurst (1 mile south-west), Birchett's Green (2 miles south-east) and Shover's Green (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Hailsham (15 miles south), Crowborough (8 miles west), Uckfield (13 miles south-west), Heathfield (8 miles south-west), Upper Horsebridge (14 miles south) and Hellingly (14 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Ticehurst House Hospital (2.8 miles south-east) and Old Scotney Castle (3.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Pell Green include Bewl Water.
- Local schools include Uplands Community College (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Old Vine Public House (under half a mile north-east)
Who books film set catering in Pell Green?
It copes with schedule changes.
Whatever the occasion in Pell Green, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Long shoot days
- Commercials and music videos
- Farm and estate locations
- Period locations
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Wadhurst station, about 1.5 miles west.
Comparing caterers
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Staffing on the day
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What comes off the roaster
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, and it is carved the same way, often with mint sauce.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Questions from Pell Green
Is Pell Green close to London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Pell Green?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We work to your schedule.
Do you cover Pell Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Pell Green and East Sussex. Send us the address for a quote.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you set up at the unit base?
Not much: a level area at base.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Somewhere for crew to eat if it rains
- Away from vehicles and equipment
- A contact in production
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to grilling to order, carving is quicker for big numbers. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Pell Green hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
The process
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. By late September, sunset near Pell Green is about 7:00pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- Share the location details.
- We agree our position with locations.
- We cook at base.
- We serve rolls or plates quickly.
- We leave base tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the shoot is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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