Kent · England
Hog Roast for Events for Herne
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Herne.
- Village fêtes
- Community days and street fairs
- Fundraising events
A hog roast near Herne
Hog roast for events in Herne, carved to order
Festivals and shows run for hours, and we serve through the agreed hours. Popular choices include crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and apple sauce, and we’re regularly asked to cater community days and street fairs and charity days.
Around Herne, a fête or summer fair suits a hog roast. Send us the pitch and access details. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Herne
Herne is about 1 mile south of Herne Bay, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Herne. Herne is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Martin, are a natural home for a hog roast. If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 1.2 miles north-west of the centre. The coast is within about 2 miles of Herne, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
We cater events across CT6. That could mean an event in a garden on St Martin's View, Ridley Close and Herne Street, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Herne we cover include Hunters Forstal (1 mile north-east), Eddington (1 mile north-west), Herne Common (1 mile south-west), Bullockstone (1 mile west) and Broomfield (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (4 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.7 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4.4 miles west). The countryside around Herne includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Herne Bay High School (1.2 miles north-west)
Questions from Herne
Could you cook in Curtis Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Herne close to London?
Roughly 54 miles from the centre of London.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What about visitors who don’t eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What will our event need from you?
Requirements vary. Let us know what you need.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
When you contact us, please mention:
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Send us the date, the address or CT6 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Step by step
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. At midsummer, events in Herne stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or CT6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Room for a queue that doesn’t block paths
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Why choose hog roast for events in Herne?
We are self-contained, so organisers have little to provide.
Here’s what people in Herne most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Car and steam shows
- Agricultural and country shows
- Town and village days
- School events
School fairs, for a school like Herne Church of England Infant School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- Allergen information for every dish
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Who carves and who serves
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Herne
- Our staff serve and clear
- An itemised quote
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
What else we do in Herne
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards