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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Hankham, East Sussex
Treat your visitors to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Hankham. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Charity days
- Agricultural and country shows
- Town and village days
Hog roast for events in Hankham
Hog roast for events in Hankham, slow-roasted on site
For organisers, one reliable hot-food trader makes life easier. We’re self-contained and leave the pitch tidy. For fundraising events and summer fêtes, we will put together a menu of crackling, hog roast rolls and rotisserie chicken.
Rural events near Hankham can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Area
- Hankham (BN24)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Hankham
Do you trade at school fairs around Hankham?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
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.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Tell us what you have in mind and we will talk it through.
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.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
What do you need from the organiser?
Cooking is gas-fired. A supply is useful for lights.
Hankham events: pitches and permissions
Hankham is about 3 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your event in Hankham? We can help. Hankham is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 19 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, Pevensey & Westham station, about 1.4 miles south-east, is the nearest station. School fairs, for a school like Hankham Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Within about 7 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 5 miles of Hankham, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Anywhere in BN24, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your event is on Hankham Road, Milton Street and Foords Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Hankham, we also cover Blackness (1 mile south-west), Stone Cross (1 mile south), Polegate (2 miles west), Lower Willingdon (2 miles south-west) and Willingdon (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (3 miles south), Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (9 miles west), Lewes (13 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.9 miles south-west) and Pevensey Castle (1.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Combe Hill.
- Nearby schools include Causeway School (1.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (0.6 miles south)
How it works
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Summer events in Hankham have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Name a contact for the day
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Hankham
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Hankham
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Nearby places to Hankham
What else we do in Hankham
Events we cater in Hankham
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Here’s what people in Hankham most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Small festivals
- Car and steam shows
- Country shows
- Fun runs and sports events
Church fêtes, at churches such as St Luke's Church, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for every dish
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Whether plates or china are included
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Make the stall easy to find
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
We carve to order through the agreed hours.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot food is popular in any season. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away