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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire
Planning a hog roast for your event in Great Kimble? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Community events
- Horse and dog shows
- PTA summer fairs
Book a hog roast in Great Kimble
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Halal isn’t offered
- Balance the food line-up
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
Hog roast for events in Great Kimble, carved to order
Village fêtes around Great Kimble suit a hog roast: the smell draws people over, and a roll is easy to eat on the move. Typical bookings include club events and car shows and rallies, serving a vegan burger or sausage, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
Rural events near Great Kimble can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- Great Kimble (HP17)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens on the day
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your event. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Great Kimble are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or HP17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Great Kimble: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Great Kimble?
Great Kimble has its own station: Little Kimble station.
Can you come to a school fair in Great Kimble?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Do you do fêtes?
We do. Send us the details.
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 normally easier.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Where the roaster can go in Great Kimble
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- A level pitch with firm ground
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Great Kimble
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Working with your venue
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Great Kimble
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Your menu choices
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Great Kimble
We are self-contained, so organisers have little to provide.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Great Kimble. Here are some of the most popular:
- Summer fêtes
- School events
- Charity fundraisers
- Community events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Nicholas, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
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- The full menu and the sides
- VAT, if it applies
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Great Kimble events: pitches and permissions
Great Kimble is about 5 miles south of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. A hog roast suits events around Great Kimble, whatever the venue. We cover all 263 towns and villages across Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 18 miles away.
PTAs at schools such as Great Kimble Church of England School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall. For anyone arriving by train, there’s a station right in Great Kimble: Little Kimble station. Events in and around the Chilterns National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Great Kimble, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in HP17 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. That could mean an event in a garden on Bridge Street, Hill View and Lower Icknield Way, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in Little Kimble (1 mile north-east), Askett (1 mile south-west), Lower Cadsden (1 mile south), Meadle (1 mile west) and Whiteleaf (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Aylesbury (5 miles north), High Wycombe (9 miles south), Chesham (9 miles east), Marlow (12 miles south), Amersham (10 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (12 miles south-east).
A little further out are National Paralympic Heritage Centre (3.6 miles north) and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (3.4 miles north). Open spaces near Great Kimble include Beacon Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Princes Risborough School (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Swan pub (within half a mile north-west)
Towns and villages near Great Kimble
What else we do in Great Kimble
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards