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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Leigh, 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 Leigh.
- Charity days
- School fairs and sports days
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events for Leigh
Leigh events: pitches and permissions
Leigh is about 3 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Leigh. Leigh is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Leigh to London (25 miles away).
If your event is in Haysden Country Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. For anyone arriving by train, there is a station right in Leigh: Leigh (Kent) station.
Here we cover the TN11 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as High Street, Green View Avenue and The Green or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to events in Lower Haysden (1 mile east), Printstile (2 miles south), Bidborough (2 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles east) and Stockland Green (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles east), Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Schools near Leigh include The Judd School (2.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Fleur De Lis Cottages Fleur De Lis Public House (under half a mile west)
Hog roast for events near Leigh
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. Whether it’s village fêtes and country shows, we will put together a menu of a vegan burger or sausage, apple sauce and crackling and more.
At a fête or show near Leigh, we can cook in a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Where the roaster can go in Leigh
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Your trader requirements
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Working with your venue
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Towns and villages near Leigh
Also in Leigh
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
About the food
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan visitors can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Leigh questions
Could you cook in Haysden Country Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Is Leigh close to London?
About 25 miles from central London.
What will our event need from you?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
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?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
What do you need from the organiser?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. Everything else comes with us.
Occasions we serve in Leigh
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan options too.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Leigh, such as:
- Horse and dog shows
- School events
- Summer fêtes
- Small festivals
PTAs at schools such as Leigh Primary School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall.
What to look for in a quote
- Who carves and who serves
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Travel and any London charges
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
What a hog roast costs
We do not use a fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Site access
- The date and time of year
- Plates or china
- The number of people
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
How it works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Late-May events in Leigh have light until about 8:50pm, while at midsummer it’s about 9:20pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away