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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Ivy Hatch, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Ivy Hatch? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Tournaments and sports days
- Charity days
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events in Ivy Hatch
Hog roast for events in Ivy Hatch, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for car shows and rallies and festivals.
Near Ivy Hatch, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast goes down well. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Halal is not offered
- Show allergens at the stall
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Balance the food line-up
If the ground is soft, we will need a firm route on and off, especially after rain.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Ivy Hatch: your questions answered
Could you cook in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What do people get?
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 if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will confirm the space with your quote.
Where the roaster can go in Ivy Hatch
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A level pitch with firm ground
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- A firm way on and off the field
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your visitors, with crackling for everyone who wants it. At midsummer, events in Ivy Hatch stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN15 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Also near Ivy Hatch
Other occasions in Ivy Hatch
What affects the price in Ivy Hatch
The price comes down to:
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
- Distance from us
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
- What the outdoor space is like
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Ivy Hatch?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Served at the time you choose
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Ivy Hatch
Ivy Hatch is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Ivy Hatch, from gardens to fields. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 22 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.2 miles north-east of the centre. School fairs, for a school like St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Ivy Hatch, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in TN15, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Coach Road, Ismays Road and Stone Street Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Ightham (1 mile north-east), Stone Street (1 mile west), Sheet Hill (1 mile east), Yopps Green (1 mile east) and Oldbury (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (3.6 miles west).
- Pubs nearby include The Plough pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards