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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Colliers Green, 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 Colliers Green.
- Festivals
- Community events
- Fundraising events
Planning an event in Colliers Green?
Hog roast for events near Colliers Green
A hog roast can help a fundraiser in Colliers Green attract visitors. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest how it could work. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and apple sauce, and we’re frequently booked for car shows and rallies and agricultural and country shows.
Near Colliers Green, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast goes down well. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
FAQs for Colliers Green
Can you do a hog roast in The Gill?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
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 will follow the site rules.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you do charity events?
Let us know your plans, and we will suggest options.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What if things run late?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Colliers Green
Colliers Green is about 7 miles south-east of Paddock Wood, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Colliers Green, whatever the venue. Colliers Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Colliers Green to Canterbury (27 miles away).
Events in parks such as The Gill need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. For anyone arriving by train, Marden station is about 3.9 miles away. Within about 2 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
We cater events across TN17 and the streets around it. Other places close to Colliers Green we cover include Flishinghurst (1 mile south), Horden (1 mile north), Wilsley Green (2 miles south-east), Wilsley Pound (2 miles south-east) and Cranbrook Common (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles north-west), Kings Hill (11 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (3 miles east) and Benenden Hospital (5.1 miles south-east).
- Schools near Colliers Green include High Weald Academy (1.6 miles south-east)
Towns and villages near Colliers Green
What else we do in Colliers Green
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Add coleslaw.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children typically like it too.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a burger van, a hog roast feels more special. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Carved to order by a chef
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Working with your venue
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
The process
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. In late May, sunset in Colliers Green is about 8:50pm, while at midsummer it’s about 9:15pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Colliers Green
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Colliers Green, such as:
- Tournaments and sports days
- School fairs and sports days
- Food and music festivals
- Car and steam shows
PTAs at schools such as Colliers Green Church of England Primary School often want one reliable hot-food stall.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- Whether VAT is included
- What crockery is supplied
- How many staff will carve and serve
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- Your trader requirements
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Colliers Green
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards