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Hog Roast for Events in Chilham
We bring a hog roast for your event across Chilham and Kent, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Club events
- Town and village days
- Country shows
Planning an event in Chilham?
Who books hog roast for events in Chilham?
It suits long days, serving through the agreed hours.
Here’s what people in Chilham most often book a hog roast for:
- PTA summer fairs
- Church and village fêtes
- Charity days
- Country shows
If your event is in Broadham Down, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs are handled
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Who carves and who serves
Hog roast for events in Chilham, carved to order
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors, served as people finish. Whether it’s small festivals and PTA summer fairs, we can cook apple sauce, hog roast rolls and a vegan burger or sausage.
A fête near Chilham might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you 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
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Community events around Chilham
Chilham is about 5 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Chilham for events and the places nearby. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
PTAs at schools such as Chilham often want one reliable hot-food stall. For anyone arriving by train, there’s a station right in Chilham: Chilham station. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Chilham, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in CT4. Your event could be at a house on The Street, The Square and Bagham Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For events just outside Chilham, we cover Mountain Street (1 mile south-west), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Godmersham (2 miles south), Shottenden (2 miles west) and Perrywood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Chilham Castle (less than half a mile west). The countryside around Chilham includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find Woolpack Inn (under half a mile west)
What affects the price in Chilham
The price comes down to:
- Distance from us
- Whether you want china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The number of people
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we will suggest the best fit for your budget.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- The venue or postcode
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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What else we do in Chilham
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Show allergens at the stall
- Remember stuffing usually contains gluten
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
If the ground is soft, we will need a firm route on and off, particularly in wet weather.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who don’t eat pork.
Why choose a hog roast in Chilham?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot food is popular in any season. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book our hog roast in Chilham
- An itemised quote
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Timed around your day
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Summer events in Chilham have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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FAQs for Chilham
Is Chilham too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Chilham close to London?
About 49 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Contact us and we will see what’s possible.
Can you do a school fair?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Check vehicle access with the school.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
For event organisers in Chilham
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away