Medway · England
Hog Roast for Events for Lower Higham
Planning a hog roast for your event in Lower Higham? 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
- Charity days
- School fairs and sports days
Planning an event in Lower Higham?
Hog roast for events in Lower Higham, slow-roasted on site
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Let us know what you have in mind. On the menu are crackling, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage, and we are regularly asked to cater tournaments and sports days and school fairs and sports days.
Rural events near Lower Higham can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Community events around Lower Higham
Lower Higham is about 3 miles north-west of Rochester, in Medway. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Lower Higham, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to all 68 towns and villages in Medway. You can also see our page for London, about 25 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, Higham station serves Lower Higham directly. Events in parks such as Broomhill Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
Wherever your event is in ME3, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Canal Road, Chalk Road and Chequers Street, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For events just outside Lower Higham, we cover Church Street (1 mile north), Higham (1 mile south), Mockbeggar (1 mile east), Gadshill (1 mile south) and Cliffe Woods (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south-east), Rochester (3 miles south-east), Rainham (8 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include City of Rochester-upon-Medway (2.9 miles south-east) and Huguenot Museum (3.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
- Local schools include Strood Academy (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Chequers pub (less than half a mile east)
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Also near Lower Higham
Also in Lower Higham
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
How the day works
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. In December, Lower Higham is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lights for the stall and the queue.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We serve to order through the event.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Lower Higham, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Perfect for your event in Lower Higham
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Whatever the occasion in Lower Higham, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- School events
- Town and village days
- Festivals
- Car shows and rallies
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Higham Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether travel is included
- Who carves and who serves
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We work to your event plan, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
The vegan option is popular at festivals.
For event organisers in Lower Higham
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why Lower Higham hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The journey to the venue
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: use our quote form.
Common questions in Lower Higham
Could you cook in Broomhill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
How far is Lower Higham from London?
About 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
Do you come to Lower Higham?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Lower Higham and Medway. Send us the address for a quote.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Do you do fêtes?
Yes, fêtes are a natural fit. Tell us the date, pitch and how food will be paid for.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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