Kent · England
Hog Roast for Events for Brandfold
We bring a hog roast for your event to Brandfold and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Town and village days
- Tournaments and sports days
- Horse and dog shows
Slow-roasted pork in Brandfold
Hog roast for events in Brandfold, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage, and typical bookings are for vintage rallies and PTA summer fairs.
For a village fête or field event near Brandfold, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Timings are planned around your event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Community events around Brandfold
Brandfold is about 8 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We cover Brandfold and its neighbours for events. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 29 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Marden station, about 3.4 miles north. If your event is in The Gill, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Brandfold, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cover events in every part of TN17. Local streets include Gore Lane and Lidwells Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Broad Ford (1 mile west), Capel Cross (1 mile north-west), Goudhurst (1 mile south), Smallbridge (1 mile south-west) and Horsmonden (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles west), Tonbridge (9 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north), Foley Park (11 miles north) and Paddock Wood (5 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Finchcocks Musical Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Old Scotney Castle (3.5 miles south-west).
Occasions we serve in Brandfold
It copes with an all-day event, carving as people arrive.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Brandfold, such as:
- Vintage rallies
- Charity days
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
A summer fête at St Mary's Church is the classic setting for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- The full menu and the sides
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Any travel or access charges
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Details of what the event requires
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Brandfold
What’s the nearest station to Brandfold?
Marden station, about 3.4 miles north of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Can you come to our fête?
We do. Send us the details.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Served at the time you choose
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Nearby places to Brandfold
What else we do in Brandfold
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late-September events in Brandfold lose the light at about 7:00pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Brandfold
Things that change the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
- How long the roast and service take
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards