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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Bidborough, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Bidborough.
- Vintage rallies
- Small festivals
- Horse and dog shows
A hog roast near Bidborough
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Bidborough
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your menu choices
- Where the event is
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
How our hog roast for events works in Bidborough
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day. Whether it’s community events and PTA summer fairs, we can cook crackling, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers.
At a fête or show near Bidborough, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Bidborough
Can you do a hog roast in Haysden Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Do you come out to small places like Bidborough?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Is electricity needed?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. We bring the rest.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What will our event need from you?
Tell us what your event requires, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Places near Bidborough
What else we do in Bidborough
Perfect for your event in Bidborough
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
In Bidborough and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Summer fêtes
- Charity fundraisers
- Town and village days
- School events
A school like Southborough CofE Primary School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Before you book anyone
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Plates, china and cutlery
- VAT, if it applies
- How dietary needs are handled
Fairs, fêtes and events in Bidborough
Bidborough is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Bidborough, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 27 miles away.
A summer fête at Parish Church of St Lawrence is the classic setting for a hog roast. If your event is in Haysden Country Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
Here we cover the TN3 and TN4 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Rectory Drive and Glebelands or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover events in Stockland Green (1 mile south), Printstile (1 mile west), Southborough (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile south-west) and Lower Haysden (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles north-east), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge Castle (2.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Bidborough include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Nearby schools include St Gregory's Catholic School (1.6 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Beehive Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Your trader requirements
- A safe distance from other traders
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
For event organisers in Bidborough
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Step by step
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Bidborough are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast compared with other options
At large shows, tell us expected numbers. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away