Medway · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Hempstead, Medway
We bring a hog roast for your event across Hempstead and Medway, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Charity fundraisers
- Village fêtes
- School events
Hog roast for events for Hempstead
Hempstead questions
What’s the nearest station to Hempstead?
Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: use our quote form.
Hog roast for events in Hempstead, slow-roasted on site
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors, served as people finish. We are frequently asked to cater tournaments and sports days and agricultural and country shows, serving a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers.
Around Hempstead, a fête or summer fair suits a hog roast. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Events we cater in Hempstead
It’s food people can carry round the event.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Hempstead, such as:
- Community days and street fairs
- School events
- Charity fundraisers
- Club events
If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Hempstead Infant School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- If the price includes VAT
What happens on the day
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. For an autumn event in Hempstead, sunset is around 7:00pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- 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 carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Fairs, fêtes and events in Hempstead
Hempstead is about 2 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hempstead and the surrounding area. Hempstead is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as All Saints Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Hempstead, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in ME7 and ME8, we can roast on site for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your event could be at a house on Harrow Road, Spekes Road and Capstone Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Hempstead sits on or near the A278, which makes travel to your event easy. If your venue is just outside Hempstead, we also cover Capstone (1 mile north-west), Darland (1 mile north-west), Wigmore (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north-west) and Park Wood (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (5 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Chatham Waterfront (3 miles north-west), Rochester Riverside (4 miles north-west) and Peters Village (5 miles west).
A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (3 miles north-west) and Medway megaliths (3.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Hempstead include Rainham School for Girls (1.3 miles north-east) and Howard School (1.3 miles north-east)
More for events in Hempstead
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Chicken widens the choice.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Things that change the price:
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Distance from us
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Dietary requirements
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Permission for cooking on the site
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- A queuing area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
Why choose a hog roast in Hempstead?
Next to volunteers cooking, a professional hog roast frees up your helpers. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away