East Sussex · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Blacklands, East Sussex
We bring a hog roast for your event to Blacklands and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- School fairs and sports days
- Festivals
- Horse and dog shows
Planning an event in Blacklands?
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
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
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- An estimate of numbers
- Any venue rules
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Hog roast for events in Blacklands, carved to order
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. We’re often asked to cater festivals and fun runs and sports events, serving a vegan burger or sausage, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
Around Blacklands, a fête or summer fair suits a hog roast. Send us the pitch and access details. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
- Where
- Blacklands (TN34, TN37, TN35)
- County
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Blacklands
Is Blacklands close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you come to a school fair in Blacklands?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Do you cover Blacklands?
Yes, Blacklands is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
Do you trade at school events?
We do. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Make the stall easy to find
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Show allergens at the stall
We follow the organiser’s site rules, including when vehicles can move.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Where the roaster can go in Blacklands
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- A firm way on and off the field
- Space for people to queue
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Blacklands events: pitches and permissions
Blacklands is about 1 mile east of Hastings, in East Sussex. We cater events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Blacklands. We cater 289 places across East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 31 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Ark Blacklands Primary Academy, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Running a fête for a church like Christ Church? A hog roast draws people in. The coast is within about a mile of Blacklands, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Anywhere in TN34, TN37 and TN35, we can bring the roaster to you. From Laton Road, Manor Road and Park Avenue or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Blacklands is on the A2101, which makes the journey straightforward. We also bring hog roasts to events in St Helen's (1 mile north), Hastings (1 mile west), Belmont (1 mile south-east), America Ground (1 mile south) and Hastings Old Town (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (14 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles west), Hailsham (14 miles west), Polegate (15 miles west), Old Town (15 miles south-west) and Upper Horsebridge (14 miles west).
A little further out are The True Crime Museum (0.9 miles south) and Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (0.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
- Nearby schools include William Parker Sports College (0.7 miles north-west) and University School (0.8 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find Crowleys Bar (0.7 miles south)
Who books hog roast for events in Blacklands?
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
However big or small the event in Blacklands, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Charity fundraisers
- Summer fêtes
- Town and village days
- Fun runs and sports events
For anyone arriving by train, Ore station, about 0.6 miles east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Summer events in Blacklands have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We serve to order through the event.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
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.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
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For event organisers in Blacklands
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards