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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Cranbrook, Kent
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Cranbrook. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Car and steam shows
- Town and village days
- Festivals
Planning an event in Cranbrook?
For planners, venues and organisers
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Hog roast for events near Cranbrook
For organisers, one reliable hot-food trader makes life easier. We bring everything, roast on the pitch and leave it clean. We serve rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for PTA summer fairs and fun runs and sports events.
Summer fairs around Cranbrook are frequently run by volunteers, so a trader who brings everything is a bonus. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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Cranbrook questions
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Could you cook in Crane Valley?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
How big a hog will we need?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Is it pay as you go?
Both models are possible. We will work it out together.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
Full catering or machine hire?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
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.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Cranbrook
Cranbrook is about 12 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your event in Cranbrook? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 27 miles away.
If your event is in Crane Valley, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. A school like Cranbrook School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. Within about a mile is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the TN17 and TN18 postcode area. That could mean an event in a garden on High Street, Crane Lane and White Lion Yard or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover events in Baker's Cross (1 mile east), Coursehorn (1 mile east), Swattenden (1 mile south), Hartley (1 mile south-west) and Gill's Green (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (13 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-east) and Benenden Hospital (3.6 miles east).
- Schools near Cranbrook include Cranbrook Church of England Primary School (less than half a mile north)
- Local pubs include The Crown Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Why choose hog roast for events in Cranbrook?
It suits long days, serving through the agreed hours.
In Cranbrook and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Car shows and rallies
- Country shows
- Church and village fêtes
- Charity days
Church fêtes, at churches such as Congregational Church, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- The full menu and the sides
- Allergen information for every dish
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
The process
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Summer events in Cranbrook have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Balance the food line-up
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Halal isn’t offered
Give us a contact on the day, especially for big events.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who do not eat pork.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Cranbrook hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
- 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