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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Broad Oak, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Broad Oak.
- Small festivals
- Charity fundraisers
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events in Broad Oak
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
About our hog roast for events in Broad Oak
Charity fundraisers in Broad Oak can use a hog roast to draw people in. We’ll talk through options with you. Whether it’s vintage rallies and charity fundraisers, we’ll put together a menu of hog roast rolls, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage for your visitors.
At a fête or show near Broad Oak, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Broad Oak: your questions answered
Can you come to a school fair in Broad Oak?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you do a hog roast in Chequer's Wood and Old Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Do you cover Broad Oak?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Can you come to a PTA fair?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Events we cater in Broad Oak
It’s food people can carry round the event.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Broad Oak:
- Club events
- Food and music festivals
- Vintage rallies
- Community events
If your event is in Chequer's Wood and Old Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The full menu and the sides
- Any travel or access charges
- Who carves and who serves
How it works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In late May, sunset in Broad Oak is about 8:45pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- 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
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Ask for a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Broad Oak, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
We serve as the queue moves.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- A level pitch
- Any paperwork the organisers need
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Broad Oak events: pitches and permissions
Broad Oak is about 2 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Broad Oak, from gardens to fields. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Nicholas' Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. If visitors are coming by train, Sturry station is about 0.7 miles away. With the sea within about 5 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Events anywhere in CT2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Your event could be at a house on Porty Road, Madeleine Road and Dragon Way or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater events in Sturry (1 mile east), Calcott (1 mile north), Westbere (2 miles east), Hicks Forstal (2 miles north-east) and Hersden (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Ramsgate (13 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles north-west) and Deal (14 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find St Martins Hospital (2.2 miles south) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (1.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Royal Oak Public House (less than half a mile north)
Towns and villages near Broad Oak
Other occasions in Broad Oak
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book our hog roast in Broad Oak
- All the equipment comes with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away