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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Lilyvale, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your event in Lilyvale? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Community days and street fairs
- Village fêtes
- Small festivals
Slow-roasted pork in Lilyvale
Should I cook it myself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
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.
About our hog roast for events in Lilyvale
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. Popular choices include a vegan burger or sausage, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for charity days and PTA summer fairs.
At a field event near Lilyvale, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Towns and villages near Lilyvale
More for events in Lilyvale
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Event catering near Lilyvale
Lilyvale is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your event in Lilyvale? We can help. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Lilyvale to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A hog roast draws people in. If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Smeeth Community Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 5 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Wherever your event is in TN25, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. If your venue is just outside Lilyvale, we also cover Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-west), Stone Hill (1 mile south-east), Smeeth (1 mile north-west), Ridgeway (1 mile west) and Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (8 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (5 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Lympne Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). The countryside around Lilyvale includes Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Why choose hog roast for events in Lilyvale?
It suits long days, serving through the agreed hours.
Hosts in Lilyvale book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Car and steam shows
- Tournaments and sports days
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Westenhanger station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What crockery is supplied
- A clear list of what’s included
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some visitors will not eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Halal is not offered
- Make the stall easy to find
We serve as the queue moves.
Add coleslaw.
How the day works
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In late May, sunset in Lilyvale is about 8:45pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Lilyvale: your questions answered
Is Lilyvale too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Lilyvale?
Westenhanger station, about 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you cater in Lilyvale?
Yes, Lilyvale is in our area. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
A hog roast compared with other options
At large shows, tell us expected numbers, so we can plan. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Lilyvale hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- An itemised quote
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards