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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Little Chart, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Little Chart.
- Town and village days
- Tournaments and sports days
- Village fêtes
A hog roast near Little Chart
Hog roast for events near Little Chart
Village fêtes around Little Chart suit a hog roast: people follow their noses, and a roll is easy to eat on the move. Typical bookings include country shows and car shows and rallies, with a vegan burger or sausage, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce.
For a village fête or field event near Little Chart, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Running an event in Little Chart
Little Chart is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cater events across Little Chart and nearby, from gardens to fields. Little Chart is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Little Chart to Canterbury (15 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Mary, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Little Chart, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in TN27 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Little Chart we cover include Little Chart Forstal (1 mile east), Pluckley (1 mile west), Fir Toll (2 miles south-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 (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 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 (3.8 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you will find The Swan Inn And Former Stables (less than half a mile north-west)
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Show allergens at the stall
- Make the stall easy to find
- Remember stuffing usually contains gluten
- Balance the food line-up
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
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Little Chart questions
Which station is closest to Little Chart?
The closest is Charing station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
How far is Little Chart from London?
About 44 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you do fêtes?
Yes, fêtes are a natural fit. Tell us the date, pitch and how food will be paid for.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
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.
Can you cater in Little Chart?
Yes, Little Chart is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- A level pitch
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing normally contains gluten.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Little Chart are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- 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 leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN27 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Numbers
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Travel to Little Chart
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Your menu choices
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the event is
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away