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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Allington, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Allington.
- Fundraising events
- Horse and dog shows
- Vintage rallies
Planning an event in Allington?
How the day works
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Allington stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
About our hog roast for events in Allington
Every event handles food differently: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. Whether it’s club events and PTA summer fairs, we can cook hog roast rolls, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage and more.
In Allington, one popular trader keeps it simple. A hog roast does that. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Places near Allington
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why us?
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Planned to your running order
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Here’s what affects the price:
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs or allergies
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Community events around Allington
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater events of every size in Allington. We cover 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 25 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Allington Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St. Nicholas' Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Allington, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
For events in ME16, ME20 and ME14, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many visitors. Your event could be at a house on Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
A little further out are Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Local schools include The Maplesden Noakes School (0.7 miles south-east) and St. Simon Stock Catholic School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include Malta Inn (0.8 miles north-east)
Occasions we serve in Allington
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Here’s what people in Allington most often book a hog roast for:
- Church and village fêtes
- Fundraising events
- Food and music festivals
- Vintage rallies
For anyone arriving by train, Barming station, about 0.8 miles west, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
For event organisers in Allington
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Questions from Allington
Is Allington close to London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs 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 do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Can you cater in Allington?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Allington and Kent. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Where the roaster can go in Allington
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- A level pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards