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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Calcott, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Calcott.
- Club events
- School events
- Food and music festivals
Book a hog roast in Calcott
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Hog roast for events in Calcott, carved to order
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. There are options for most visitors. Whether it is small festivals and country shows, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and crackling and more.
Rural events near Calcott can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Calcott: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Calcott?
The closest is Sturry station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
How far is Calcott from London?
About 54 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you trade at school events?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the details.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest options.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
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.
Perfect for your event in Calcott
The smell alone brings visitors over.
In Calcott and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Small festivals
- Fundraising events
- School events
- Summer fêtes
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Sturry Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Allergen information for every dish
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Balance the food line-up
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
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What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The number of people
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Calcott, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Step by step
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. Your visitors will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Calcott are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Tell us about the event.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A level pitch with firm ground
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Calcott
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
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.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some visitors will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Calcott events: pitches and permissions
Calcott is about 3 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Calcott for events. Calcott is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 1.5 miles south of the centre. If your event is in Curtis Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. With the sea within about 4 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
We cover events in every part of CT3. If your venue is just outside Calcott, we also cover Hicks Forstal (1 mile north-east), Broad Oak (1 mile south), Sturry (1 mile south), Herne Common (1 mile north) and Westbere (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (13 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Canterbury Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and St Martins Hospital (3.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (1.5 miles south-east) and Frank Montgomery School (1.5 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find Royal Oak Public House (0.9 miles south-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away