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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Sandwich, Kent
Treat your crew to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your shoot in Sandwich. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Crew thank-you days
- Countryside locations
- Music video days
Book a hog roast in Sandwich
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Film set catering in Sandwich, slow-roasted on site
On a long shoot day near Sandwich, a hot lunch on time matters. A hog roast works well at base: we roast from early and carve on the call. We’re often asked to cater commercials and music videos and countryside locations, serving a vegan option, rotisserie chicken and salads.
Around Sandwich, locations can be rural. Let us know about access. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Who books film set catering in Sandwich?
A slow roast can wait a little.
People around Sandwich book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Period drama shoots
- Ad shoots
- Countryside locations
- Unit base lunches
Central London is about 64 miles from Sandwich.
Questions to ask before you book
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How many staff will carve and serve
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether VAT is included
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Count crew needing an alternative
- Ask the production office for dietary needs
- Plan separately for halal if needed
We serve quickly on the call.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
Shooting in Sandwich: unit bases and access
Sandwich is about 5 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for the crew in Sandwich? We can help. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Sandwich to Canterbury (about 11 miles away).
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Sandwich has its own station, Sandwich station. With the sea within about 5 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base, so plan where crew will eat.
We cover shoots in every part of CT13. Whether your shoot is on Cattle Market, Market Street and High Street or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. For shoots just outside Sandwich, we cover Great Stonar (1 mile north), Felderland (1 mile south), Worth (1 mile south), Woodnesborough (1 mile south-west) and Statenborough (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (8 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (15 miles south-west), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find The Precinct Toy Collection (less than half a mile north) and Ramsgate General Hospital (5 miles north-east). The countryside around Sandwich includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Sir Roger Manwood's School (within half a mile east)
- Nearby, you will find The Red Cow Public House (less than half a mile north)
How we price a hog roast for the crew
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you contact us, please mention:
- Rough numbers
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Sandwich
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
How far is Sandwich from London?
Roughly 64 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you have documents for locations?
Every production is different.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We work to your schedule.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it is carved the same way, frequently with mint sauce.
Step by step
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your crew will smell it long before they see it. Late-September shoots near Sandwich lose the light at about 7:00pm, so a late wrap needs lighting at base.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We clear our spot.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Get a quote
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.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, a hot hog roast keeps morale up. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Sandwich
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Approval from locations
- A covered eating area
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- New potatoes
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards