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Hog Roast for Film Crews in Sandy Cross, East Sussex
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for the crew in Sandy Cross and across East Sussex.
- Historic house shoots
- Unit base lunches
- Wrap parties
Book a hog roast in Sandy Cross
Film set catering in Sandy Cross, carved to order
On a long shoot day near Sandy Cross, a hot lunch on time matters. A hog roast suits a unit base: we roast from early and carve on the call. Typical bookings include period drama shoots and base catering, serving salads, halloumi skewers and spit-roast lamb.
Around Sandy Cross, locations can be rural. Tell us about the route to base. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Sandy Cross (TN21)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
FAQs for Sandy Cross
Is Sandy Cross close to London?
Roughly 40 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Can you serve at our lunch call?
We work to your schedule.
What about locations off the beaten track?
Share the route to base and we will confirm.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some crew will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Share the allergen list with the crew
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
We work to the location’s rules.
Ask for gluten-free rolls.
For event organisers in Sandy Cross
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
What affects the price in Sandy Cross
Things that change the price:
- Site access
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
- Travel to Sandy Cross
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, with everything listed.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Your menu choices
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or TN21 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Sandy Cross
It feeds a crew quickly once carving starts.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- End-of-shoot wraps
- Ad shoots
- Countryside locations
- Period locations
Central London is about 40 miles from Sandy Cross.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff will carve and serve
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A level area at base
- Vehicle access to base
- Away from vehicles and equipment
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
Planning a shoot in Sandy Cross
Sandy Cross is about 7 miles east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. From village halls to gardens and fields, shoots around Sandy Cross suit a hog roast. We cover all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Sandy Cross to Brighton (about 19 miles away).
The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Sandy Cross, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about cooking and vehicles.
We cater shoots across the TN21 postcode area. We can cater a shoot on streets such as Park Road, Ghyll Road and Green Lane or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover shoots in Heathfield (1 mile north), Old Heathfield (1 mile east), Maynard's Green (1 mile south), Cade Street (1 mile north-east) and Broad Oak (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south), Hastings (15 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-east), Seaford (14 miles south-west), Lewes (12 miles south-west) and Hailsham (7 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sussex Farm Museum (1.9 miles south) and Hellingly Hospital (5 miles south). The countryside around Sandy Cross includes Selwyns Wood.
- Schools near Sandy Cross include Heathfield Community College (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include Runt-in-Tun pub (0.5 miles south)
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to shop-bought sandwiches, hot food makes a difference on a long day. 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 you get with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Timed around your day
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What happens on the day
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 Sandy Cross is about 7:00pm, so plan lights for evening service.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We confirm access and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve fast on the lunch call.
- We pack away straight after.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
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: send us your details through our quote form.
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Other occasions in Sandy Cross
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards