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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Boughton Corner, Kent
Hog roast for events in Boughton Corner: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Festivals
- PTA summer fairs
- Community days and street fairs
Hog roast for events for Boughton Corner
Hog roast for events in Boughton Corner, slow-roasted on site
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. We’re often asked to cater car and steam shows and food and music festivals, with hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and crackling.
Near Boughton Corner, 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.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Here’s what affects the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Distance from us
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Your menu choices
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
How the day works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Summer events in Boughton Corner have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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Boughton Corner events: pitches and permissions
Boughton Corner is about 4 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. We cover Boughton Corner and its neighbours for events. Boughton Corner is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
A school like Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. If visitors are coming by train, Wye station, about 0.8 miles south-east, is the nearest station. Within about 2 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in TN25, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many visitors. Other places close to Boughton Corner we cover include Boughton Aluph (1 mile west), Kempe's Corner (1 mile south), Wye (1 mile south-east), Brook (3 miles south-east) and Hassell Street (3 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (4 miles south-west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (3.7 miles south) and County Square (3.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near Boughton Corner include Hatch Park.
- Schools near Boughton Corner include Wye School (1.2 miles south-east) and Wye School (1.2 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Tickled Trout pub (0.9 miles south-east)
Who books hog roast for events in Boughton Corner?
It’s food people can carry round the event.
Here’s what people in Boughton Corner most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Fundraising events
- Car and steam shows
- Horse and dog shows
- School events
Church fêtes, at churches such as All Saints’ Church, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel and any London charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- VAT, if it applies
Where the roaster can go in Boughton Corner
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- A level pitch with firm ground
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
A hog roast compared with other options
At large shows, ask us about the expected crowds early. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why book with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Timed around your day
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
See how we price or the cost guide.
Boughton Corner questions
Do you come out to small places like Boughton Corner?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Boughton Corner?
The closest is Wye station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you come to our fête?
We love fêtes. Ask for details.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Get in touch and we will see what’s possible.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can you come to a PTA fair?
We do. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
Tell us about ground conditions, particularly in wet weather.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who do not eat pork.
Towns and villages near Boughton Corner
More for events in Boughton Corner
Organising for someone else?
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away