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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Berwick, Kent
Treat your visitors to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Berwick. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Fundraising events
- Festivals
- Club events
Slow-roasted pork in Berwick
The process
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Berwick are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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How our hog roast for events works in Berwick
Agricultural shows and country events near Berwick are a natural home for a hog roast, on a field, serving all day. Typical bookings include community days and street fairs and charity days, with crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
Near Berwick, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Event catering near Berwick
Berwick is about 2 miles west of Hythe, in Kent. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Berwick and the surrounding area. Berwick is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, Westenhanger station, about 1 mile north, is the nearest station. If your event is in Sandling Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 3 miles of Berwick, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Wherever your event is in CT21, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Stone Street, Folks Wood Way and Honeywood Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to events in Lympne (1 mile south-west), Newingreen (1 mile north-east), Westenhanger (1 mile north), West Hythe (1 mile south) and Pedlinge (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (8 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Tower Hamlets (12 miles east) and Hawkinge (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Lympne Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Hythe Museum (2.4 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Tolsford Hill.
- Local schools include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (1.6 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Royal Oak Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
Also near Berwick
Also in Berwick
Occasions we serve in Berwick
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Berwick and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Community events
- Charity fundraisers
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
School fairs, for a school like Lympne Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel or access charges
- The full menu and the sides
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
FAQs for Berwick
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Berwick too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A safe distance from other traders
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Berwick
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For event organisers in Berwick
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Balance the food line-up
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Halal isn’t offered
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, timed for the gates opening.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with cold food stalls, hot food is popular in any season. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Berwick hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Sides to make it a full meal
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away