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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Eastling, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Eastling? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- PTA summer fairs
- Club events
- Charity fundraisers
Planning an event in Eastling?
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What you get with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
How our hog roast for events works in Eastling
Every event handles food differently: a package or a pay-as-you-go stall. Let us know what you have in mind. For tournaments and sports days and school fairs and sports days, we will put together a menu of rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers for your visitors.
At a fête or show near Eastling, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Step by step
Here’s how the day typically 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. In late May, sunset in Eastling is about 8:50pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We serve to order through the event.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
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Common questions in Eastling
Can you do a hog roast in Doddington Place Gardens?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Is Eastling too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you do fêtes?
We do. Send us the details.
Do you trade at school events?
We do. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
Event catering near Eastling
Eastling is about 4 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your event in Eastling? We can help. We cater 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Eastling to Canterbury (12 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, Teynham station, about 3.9 miles north, is the nearest station. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in ME13 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. From The Street, Meeson's Close and Eastling Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Nearby, we also cater events in The Valley (2 miles south), Throwley (2 miles south-east), Throwley Forstal (2 miles south-east), Painter's Forstal (2 miles north-east) and Stalisfield Green (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north-west), Whitstable (11 miles north-east) and Faversham (4 miles north-east).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (0.9 miles north-west).
- Pubs nearby include Carpenters Arms Inn (within half a mile south-west)
Who books hog roast for events in Eastling?
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Here’s what people in Eastling most often book a hog roast for:
- Food and music festivals
- Charity fundraisers
- Vintage rallies
- Horse and dog shows
If your event is in Doddington Place Gardens, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether travel is included
- Who carves and who serves
- The full menu and the sides
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level pitch
- Your trader requirements
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Show allergens at the stall
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Distance from us
- The date and time of year
- Plates or china
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
Places near Eastling
Also in Eastling
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away