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Hog Roast for Events in Claygate Cross
Hog roast for events in Claygate Cross: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Charity days
- Horse and dog shows
- Club events
Hog roast for events in Claygate Cross
Hog roast for events in Claygate Cross, slow-roasted on site
Every event handles food differently: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Let us know what you have in mind. We serve a vegan burger or sausage, halloumi skewers and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater car and steam shows and village fêtes.
At a fête or show near Claygate Cross, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. You will know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Claygate Cross questions
Can you do a hog roast in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to Claygate Cross?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
What about coeliacs?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, we take the cooking off your volunteers. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why us?
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Balance the food line-up
- Signpost the stall clearly
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
Add coleslaw.
More for events in Claygate Cross
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Season and day of the week
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- Room for a queue that doesn’t block paths
- Details of what the event requires
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Event catering near Claygate Cross
Claygate Cross is about 5 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Claygate Cross, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We cater 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 23 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, the nearest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.2 miles north. If your event is in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Claygate Cross, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in TN15, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your event is on Claygate Cross, Basted Lane and Winfield Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Crouch (1 mile east), Basted (1 mile north-west), Borough Green (1 mile north), Plaxtol (1 mile south) and Platt (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (1.7 miles north-west) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.1 miles north-east).
- Schools near Claygate Cross include Wrotham School (1.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find The Chequers Inn (within half a mile east)
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. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Late-May events in Claygate Cross have light until about 8:50pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:20pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose hog roast for events in Claygate Cross?
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
People around Claygate Cross book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Club events
- Car shows and rallies
- Fundraising events
- Town and village days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as The Church of the Good Shepherd, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away