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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Mark Cross, East Sussex
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Mark Cross and across East Sussex.
- Village fêtes
- Charity fundraisers
- School fairs and sports days
Planning an event in Mark Cross?
How our hog roast for events works in Mark Cross
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. Whether it is community events and school fairs and sports days, we can cook a vegan burger or sausage, crackling and rotisserie chicken for your visitors.
Rural events near Mark Cross can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
- Where
- Mark Cross (TN6)
- Region
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Mark Cross questions
Which station is closest to Mark Cross?
Wadhurst station, about 2.5 miles east of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Eridge Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we will suggest options.
What paperwork do you provide?
Tell us what your event requires, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can you come to our fête?
We love fêtes. Contact us.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
For event organisers in Mark Cross
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
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What else we do in Mark Cross
What affects the price in Mark Cross
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Time on site
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- A photo of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- An estimate of numbers
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN6 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your visitors, with crackling for everyone who wants it. For an autumn event in Mark Cross, sunset is around 7:00pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll, just as they should.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
Give us a contact on the day, especially for big events.
Add coleslaw.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Mark Cross
Mark Cross is about 4 miles east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Hosts in Mark Cross book us for events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 289 places in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Mark Cross to Brighton (23 miles away).
A summer fête at St Marks is the classic setting for a hog roast. Events in parks such as Eridge Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Mark Cross, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across the TN6 postcode area and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Town Row (1 mile south-west), The Platt (2 miles north), Argos Hill (2 miles south-west), Rotherfield (2 miles south-west) and Rusher's Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Hailsham (14 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles west), Uckfield (9 miles south-west), Heathfield (7 miles south), Upper Horsebridge (13 miles south) and Hellingly (12 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.4 miles west). Open spaces near Mark Cross include Crowborough Country Park.
- Nearby schools include St Joseph Seminary (0.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Lazy Fox pub (under half a mile south)
Events we cater in Mark Cross
There are chicken, vegetarian and vegan options too.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Mark Cross, such as:
- Church and village fêtes
- Festivals
- Charity fundraisers
- Vintage rallies
School fairs, for a school like Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, china and cutlery
A hog roast or other catering?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls makes a good food line-up. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Our staff serve and clear
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards