Kent · England
Film Set Catering for Stowting Common
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for the crew in Stowting Common and across Kent.
- Historic house shoots
- Location shoots
- Countryside locations
Planning an event in Stowting Common?
What affects the price in Stowting Common
Things that change the price:
- Distance from us
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- Site access
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Any venue rules
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Film set catering for your shoot in Stowting Common
We liaise with your locations and production team on access, base layout and timings. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and salads, and typical bookings are for commercials and music videos and wrap days.
Near Stowting Common, check tracks and ground with locations. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
How it works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Summer shoots near Stowting Common have light until about 9:15pm, which suits an evening wrap at base.
- Send us the location, dates and lunch time.
- We check access to base and quote.
- We set up at base and roast through the morning.
- We serve when lunch is called.
- We clear our spot.
Getting ready for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Let us know about tight access
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stowting Common for film and TV crews
Stowting Common is about 6 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Stowting Common for shoots. Stowting Common is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Stowting Common to Canterbury (9 miles away).
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Westenhanger station, about 3.7 miles south. Nearby historic houses include Westenhanger Castle (3.7 miles south) and Acrise Place (4.5 miles east). Period locations like these generally keep catering well away from the house, so agree the base early. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Stowting Common, so check cooking and vehicle rules with locations. The coast is within about 6 miles of Stowting Common, and coastal unit bases can be exposed, so plan where crew will eat.
We cater shoots across TN25 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Brabourne Lane and Stowting Hill, and a shoot on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to shoots in Stowting (1 mile south), Hemsted (1 mile south-east), Skeete (2 miles south-east), Woodland (2 miles south-east) and Rhodes Minnis (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (7 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (5.1 miles west). The countryside around Stowting Common includes Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
A hog roast or other catering?
For a wrap party, a hog roast feels like a reward. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Stowting Common hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- All the equipment comes with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
See our prices page and the cost guide.
What else we do in Stowting Common
Working with your venue
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Your questions about a hog roast for the crew in Stowting Common
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. We roast under cover and choose a sheltered spot where we can.
Can you cater our wrap?
Yes, a hog roast suits a relaxed wrap party, with lamb or chicken if you like.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Do you work to set times?
We plan the roast to your lunch call, and we will be ready.
Can you set up at the unit base?
At base, on level ground. Locations will confirm the spot.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Collect crew dietary needs from the call sheet
We serve quickly on the call.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
Events we cater in Stowting Common
We bring everything we need.
Hosts in Stowting Common book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Long days on set
- Shoots on location
- Wrap parties
- Ad shoots
Central London is about 54 miles from Stowting Common.
Before you book anyone
- What crockery is supplied
- VAT, if it applies
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Before you choose a spot
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
- Clearance from trucks, kit and trees
- Sign-off from the location
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards