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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Little Chart Forstal, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Little Chart Forstal? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Agricultural and country shows
- Community days and street fairs
- Charity fundraisers
Slow-roasted pork in Little Chart Forstal
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Tell us if there is a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Signpost the stall clearly
We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
How our hog roast for events works in Little Chart Forstal
Every event handles food differently: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. Typical bookings include tournaments and sports days and country shows, with apple sauce, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage.
For a village fête or field event near Little Chart Forstal, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to volunteers cooking, we take the cooking off your volunteers. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in Little Chart Forstal
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Timed around your day
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Little Chart Forstal
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Little Chart Forstal, such as:
- Vintage rallies
- School fairs and sports days
- Food and music festivals
- Club events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Mary, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- The space, cover and access they need
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether plates or china are included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. In late May, sunset in Little Chart Forstal 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.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Little Chart Forstal
Little Chart Forstal is about 4 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Little Chart Forstal. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Little Chart Forstal to Canterbury (14 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Charing station is about 2.1 miles away. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Little Chart (1 mile west), Pluckley (2 miles west), Fir Toll (2 miles west), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles west) and Chambers' Green (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north-west), Ashford (4 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (15 miles south-east).
A little further out are Romden Castle (4.1 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you will find The Swan Inn And Former Stables (0.5 miles west)
FAQs for Little Chart Forstal
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Which station is closest to Little Chart Forstal?
The closest is Charing station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
What about visitors who do not eat pork?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- Room for a queue that does not block paths
- A level pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
How we price a hog roast for your event
Your quote depends on:
- Site access
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
- Numbers
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Also near Little Chart Forstal
More for events in Little Chart Forstal
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards