Medway · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Lordswood, Medway
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Lordswood and across Medway.
- Festivals
- PTA summer fairs
- Town and village days
Slow-roasted pork in Lordswood
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Season and day of the week
- How long the roast and service take
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers
It is easy to get a price: 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. Fill in our quote form.
Hog roast for events in Lordswood, carved to order
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include agricultural and country shows and car shows and rallies, with hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce.
Village fêtes and summer fairs around Lordswood are made for a hog roast. Send us the pitch and access details. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Towns and villages near Lordswood
Other occasions in Lordswood
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Make the stall easy to find
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Lordswood are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We serve to order through the event.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Name a contact for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME5 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- A queuing area
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is 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.
For event organisers in Lordswood
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Lordswood events: pitches and permissions
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Planning a hog roast for your event in Lordswood? We can help. Lordswood is one of 68 places in Medway where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 24 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, the closest railway station is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles north of the centre. Running a fête for a church like St David's Church? A hog roast draws people in. Within about 7 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in ME5 and ME7, we can bring the roaster to you. From Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. For events just outside Lordswood, we cover Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Lordswood is one of the larger places we cover in Medway, with plenty of venues for events.
Nearby you will also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). Open spaces near Lordswood include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Local schools include Greenacre Academy (1.3 miles north-west) and Walderslade Girls' School (1.4 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Harrow pub (0.9 miles east)
Common questions in Lordswood
Can you do a hog roast in South Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote.
What do you need from the organiser?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. Everything else comes with us.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Is it pay as you go?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we’ll discuss the options.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Occasions we serve in Lordswood
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Lordswood, including:
- Agricultural and country shows
- Town and village days
- Village fêtes
- Car and steam shows
If your event is in South Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Who carves and who serves
- The full menu and the sides
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away