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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Hawkhurst, Kent
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 Hawkhurst.
- Vintage rallies
- Agricultural and country shows
- Club events
Book a hog roast in Hawkhurst
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
We carve to order through the agreed hours.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Hog roast for events in Hawkhurst, carved to order
Festivals and shows run for hours, and we serve through the agreed hours, carving as the queue grows. We’re frequently asked to cater community days and street fairs and agricultural and country shows, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and apple sauce.
Village fêtes and summer fairs around Hawkhurst are made for a hog roast. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Events we cater in Hawkhurst
We’re self-contained, so you only need to provide the pitch.
Here’s what people in Hawkhurst most often book a hog roast for:
- Small festivals
- Village fêtes
- Fundraising events
- Country shows
Running a fête for a church like Church of All Saints? A hog roast draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Any travel or access charges
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Hawkhurst
Can you come to a school fair in Hawkhurst?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Is Hawkhurst close to London?
Roughly 41 miles from the centre of London.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you come to Hawkhurst?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Requirements vary. Let us know what you need.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Running an event in Hawkhurst
Hawkhurst is about 12 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hawkhurst and the surrounding area. Hawkhurst is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 29 miles away.
Events in parks such as Collingwood Nature Reserve need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. School fairs, for a school like Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Hawkhurst, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in TN18, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your event is on High Street, Barretts Road and Norris Close or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Hawkhurst, we also cover Beal's Green (1 mile north), Pipsden (1 mile east), The Moor (1 mile south-west), Gill's Green (1 mile north) and Little Conghurst (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (10 miles north-west), Tenterden (8 miles east) and Southborough (13 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Ticehurst House Hospital (4.9 miles west).
- Local schools include Marlborough House School (0.5 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Queen's Hotel (less than half a mile south-east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Before you choose a spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Space for people to queue
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- A safe distance from other traders
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
How the day works
Here’s how the day usually runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Summer events in Hawkhurst have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
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Other occasions in Hawkhurst
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Hawkhurst hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- All the equipment comes with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away