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Hog Roast for Events for Danehill
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 Danehill.
- Horse and dog shows
- Food and music festivals
- Community days and street fairs
Planning an event in Danehill?
For event organisers in Danehill
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
How our hog roast for events works in Danehill
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day, carving as the queue grows. Typical bookings include summer fêtes and vintage rallies, with halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken.
At a field event near Danehill, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
- Location
- Danehill (RH17)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Show allergens at the stall
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Chicken widens the choice.
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
- Which meats and sides you choose
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- Space for people to queue
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Step by step
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Late-September events in Danehill lose the light at about 7:05pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- Start with the date and numbers.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Let us know about tight access
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
Related guides
Common questions in Danehill
Can you come to a school fair in Danehill?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Nearby places to Danehill
Other occasions in Danehill
Should I cook it myself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Danehill events: pitches and permissions
Danehill is about 5 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your event in Danehill? We cover the whole area. Danehill is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cater. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 15 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Danehill Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as The Parish Church of All Saints, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Danehill, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in RH17 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many visitors. We can cater an event on streets such as London Road, Lewes Road and Oaktree Cottages, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Chelwood Common (1 mile north-east), Furner's Green (1 mile south), Horsted Keynes (1 mile west), Birchgrove (1 mile north) and Chelwood Gate (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (10 miles north-west), Horsham (14 miles west), Haywards Heath (5 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (8 miles south-west), East Grinstead (7 miles north) and Broadfield (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Waterbury Castle (1.7 miles west) and Princess Royal Hospital (4.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away