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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Ash, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your event across Ash and Kent, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Town and village days
- Club events
- Fundraising events
Book a hog roast in Ash
Hog roast for events in Ash, slow-roasted on site
Village fêtes around Ash suit a hog roast: the smell draws people over, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. Popular choices include crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers, and we are often booked for fundraising events and school events.
At a fête or show near Ash, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. Timings are planned around your event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Ash: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Ash?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Ash?
Longfield station, about 2.8 miles north of the centre.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Requirements vary. Share your list and we will respond.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
What do you need from the organiser?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. A supply is useful for lights.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you trade at school events?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
More for events in Ash
How the day works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can get on with your event in Ash. Summer events in Ash have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Who books hog roast for events in Ash?
It suits all ages.
People around Ash book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Church and village fêtes
- PTA summer fairs
- Car and steam shows
- Town and village days
If visitors are coming by train, the nearest station is Longfield station, about 2.8 miles north.
Questions to ask before booking
- A clear list of what’s included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Running an event in Ash
Ash is about 6 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your event to events anywhere in Ash, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Ash is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 19 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as New Ash Green Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 6 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Wherever your event is in TN15 and DA3, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Ash Road, The Street and Billet Hill or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For events just outside Ash, we cover West Yoke (1 mile north), Fawkham Green (1 mile north-west), Speed Gate (1 mile north-west), Stansted (2 miles south) and West Kingsdown (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles south-east), Dartford (7 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (11 miles south).
A little further out are Darent Valley Hospital (5.6 miles north) and Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles west).
- Nearby, you will find The White Swan Public House (less than half a mile north)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why Ash hosts choose us
- Timed around your day
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Halal is not offered
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, timed for the gates opening.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Space for people to queue
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Any paperwork the organisers need
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Ash
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For event organisers in Ash
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away