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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Barfrestone, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your event to Barfrestone and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Town and village days
- Food and music festivals
- Tournaments and sports days
A hog roast near Barfrestone
Barfrestone: your questions answered
How far is Barfrestone from London?
About 61 miles from central London.
Is Barfrestone too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
What about visitors who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Is it pay as you go?
Some events pay for a package, others want a stall. We’ll agree what suits yours.
How our hog roast for events works in Barfrestone
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. For festivals and PTA summer fairs, we can cook a vegan burger or sausage, halloumi skewers and apple sauce.
A fête near Barfrestone might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Balance the food line-up
We serve as the queue moves.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Running an event in Barfrestone
Barfrestone is about 5 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Events in Barfrestone are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Barfrestone is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
A school like Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Shepherds Well station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west of the centre. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in CT15, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. If your venue is just outside Barfrestone, we also cover Frogham (1 mile north-west), Elvington (1 mile east), Nonington (1 mile north-west), Snowdown (2 miles north-west) and Woolage Village (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (5 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Buckland Hospital (5.5 miles south-east).
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- The date and time of year
- The journey to the venue
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Barfrestone are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We tidy the pitch.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
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The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Timed around your day
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Event approval for hot-food traders
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards