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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Elham, Kent
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Elham. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Country shows
- Festivals
- Fun runs and sports events
Hog roast for events for Elham
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why book with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Timed around your day
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved to order by a chef
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Hog roast for events in Elham, slow-roasted on site
Charity fundraisers in Elham can use a hog roast to draw people in. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest how it could work. Typical bookings include church and village fêtes and community days and street fairs, serving rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and halloumi skewers.
A fête near Elham might be on a field with no mains power; the roaster runs on gas, so that’s fine. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you’re not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Signpost the stall clearly
Give us a contact on the day.
Add coleslaw.
What else we do in Elham
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A queuing area
- A firm way on and off the field
- Any paperwork the organisers need
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. At midsummer, events in Elham stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Elham
How far is Elham from London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Elham too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is electricity needed?
Mainly a pitch and access. Everything else comes with us.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
What will our event need from you?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest options.
Do you do fêtes?
We love fêtes. Ask for details.
Events we cater in Elham
It copes with an all-day event, carving as people arrive.
However big or small the event in Elham, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Car shows and rallies
- PTA summer fairs
- Community events
- Club events
For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Sandling station, roughly 4.7 miles south-west of the centre.
What your quote should include
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Staffing on the day
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What the price includes, item by item
Event catering near Elham
Elham is about 5 miles north-west of Folkestone, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your event in Elham? We can help. Elham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
A summer fête at Church of St Mary the Virgin is the classic setting for a hog roast. School fairs, for a school like Elham Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about a mile of Elham, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements. The coast is within about 6 miles of Elham, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
This part of Kent takes in CT4. Your event could be at a house on High Street, Pound Lane and Vicarage Lane, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Elham we cover include Swingfield Minnis (2 miles east), Densole (3 miles south-east), Selsted (3 miles east), Breach (3 miles north-east) and Lodge Lees (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (11 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north), Dover (8 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north) and Deal (13 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (5.3 miles south-east) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Cheriton Hill.
- Local pubs include The King's Arms (within half a mile north-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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