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Hog Roast for Events for Kemsley
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 Kemsley.
- Horse and dog shows
- Fundraising events
- Car and steam shows
Planning an event in Kemsley?
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Hog roast for events near Kemsley
Organisers need traders who turn up and serve well. We are self-contained and leave the pitch tidy. On the menu are apple sauce, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater food and music festivals and school events.
For events in a place like Kemsley, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. A hog roast does that. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Occasions we serve in Kemsley
It copes with an all-day event, serving through the agreed hours.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Kemsley. Typical bookings include:
- School events
- Car and steam shows
- Village fêtes
- Small festivals
Events in parks such as Milton Creek Country Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
What to look for in a quote
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether travel is included
- A clear list of what’s included
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For an autumn event in Kemsley, sunset is around 7:00pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Send final numbers in good time
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, we take the cooking off your volunteers. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What you get with us
- An itemised quote
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- All the equipment comes with us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Nearby places to Kemsley
Also in Kemsley
Running an event in Kemsley
Kemsley is about 1 mile north of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your event in Kemsley? We can help. Kemsley is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Kemsley to Canterbury (16 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, there is a station right in Kemsley: Kemsley station. School fairs, for a school like Kemsley Primary Academy, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the ME10 and ME9 postcode area. Local streets include Court Road, Menin Road and Hurst Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Kemsley, we cover Howt Green (1 mile west), Milton Regis (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile south), Iwade (1 mile north-west) and Murston (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles south-east), Minster (5 miles north-east), Davington (7 miles south-east) and Foley Park (10 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Castle Rough (0.6 miles east) and Court Hall Museum (0.8 miles south-west).
- Schools near Kemsley include Borden Grammar School (1.6 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Three Hats Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
- Other local spots include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (0.8 miles south-west)
What affects the price in Kemsley
We work out each quote from:
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
- The journey to the venue
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME10 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Kemsley
Is Kemsley close to London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Kemsley?
Kemsley station, in Kemsley itself.
Do you come to Kemsley?
Yes, Kemsley is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
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’ll check it with you before booking.
Do you trade at school events?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can visitors buy their own food?
Both models are possible. We’ll work it out together.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A safe distance from other traders
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Permission for cooking on the site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Kemsley
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Make the stall easy to find
- Plan separately for halal if needed
We serve as the queue moves.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who don’t eat pork.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards