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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Ashurst, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your event across Ashurst and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Charity days
- Food and music festivals
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events for Ashurst
Hog roast for events in Ashurst, carved to order
A hog roast fits a village fête perfectly: the smell draws people over, and a roll is easy to eat on the move. We serve a vegan burger or sausage, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce, and we are regularly asked to cater country shows and food and music festivals.
At a fête or show near Ashurst, we can cook in a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Common questions in Ashurst
What’s the nearest station to Ashurst?
Ashurst Kent station, in Ashurst itself.
Is Ashurst close to London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you do fêtes?
Yes, fêtes are a natural fit. Send us the details.
Can you do a school fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Tell us the date and pitch.
Do you cover Ashurst?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Ashurst and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
Both models are possible. We will agree what suits yours.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Nearby places to Ashurst
Other occasions in Ashurst
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In December, Ashurst is dark by about 3:55pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Ashurst events: pitches and permissions
Ashurst is about 5 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Ashurst, whatever the venue. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Ashurst to Brighton (about 24 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Martin of Tours, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Within about 6 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cover events in every part of the TN3 postcode area. Whether your event is on Ashurst Road, Clayton's Lane and Ashurst Hill or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Ashurst we cover include Stone Cross (1 mile east), Teasley Mead (1 mile north-west), Fordcombe (1 mile north-east), Walter's Green (1 mile north) and Groombridge (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (11 miles east) and Southborough (5 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Bolebroke Castle (2.4 miles west). The countryside around Ashurst includes Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some visitors will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Signpost the stall clearly
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What you get with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Where the roaster can go in Ashurst
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Your trader requirements
- Permission for cooking on the site
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Events we cater in Ashurst
It copes with an all-day event, serving through the agreed hours.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Ashurst:
- Club events
- Village fêtes
- School events
- Community events
For visitors coming by rail, Ashurst has its own station, Ashurst Kent station.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Travel and any London charges
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards