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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Ashley, Kent
Treat your visitors to a proper hog roast at your event in Ashley. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Summer fêtes
- School events
- Food and music festivals
Hog roast for events for Ashley
Hog roast for events in Ashley, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. We’re often asked to cater vintage rallies and community events, with halloumi skewers, a vegan burger or sausage and apple sauce.
For a village fête or field event near Ashley, we can cook in a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Menu choices and extras
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Catered or do it yourself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
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.
How it works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. At midsummer, events in Ashley stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
Planning help
Who books hog roast for events in Ashley?
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
In Ashley and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Summer fêtes
- Town and village days
- Country shows
A summer fête at East Studdal Church Hall is the classic setting for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Travel and any London charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
- A clear list of what’s included
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Also near Ashley
What else we do in Ashley
Ashley: your questions answered
Is Ashley close to London?
About 64 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Ashley?
The closest is Martin Mill station, roughly 2.4 miles away.
Do you come to Ashley?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Ashley and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we will talk it through.
Event catering near Ashley
Ashley is about 4 miles north of Dover, in Kent. We cater events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Ashley. Ashley is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 11 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Martin Mill station, about 2.4 miles south-east, is the nearest station. The coast is within about 5 miles of Ashley, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Anywhere in CT15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Chapel Lane, Northdowns Close and Waldershare Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in Studdal (1 mile north-east), East Studdal (1 mile north-east), West Langdon (1 mile south-east), Sutton (2 miles east) and Church Whitfield (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (11 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north), Dover (4 miles south), Folkestone (10 miles south-west), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Walmer Castle (4.3 miles east) and Buckland Hospital (4.1 miles south).
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, 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