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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Nettlestead Green, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Nettlestead Green and the surrounding area.
- PTA summer fairs
- Community events
- Fundraising events
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Nettlestead Green: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Nettlestead Green?
The closest is Yalding station, roughly 0.5 miles away.
Is Nettlestead Green too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll discuss the options.
Is electricity needed?
Mainly a pitch and access. We bring the rest.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
Can you cater in Nettlestead Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Nettlestead Green and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
How our hog roast for events works in Nettlestead Green
Shows and festivals last all day, and a hog roast can serve through the day, carving as the queue grows. On the menu are hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and apple sauce, and we are regularly asked to cater charity fundraisers and school fairs and sports days.
At a field event near Nettlestead Green, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so you are not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Your trader requirements
- A queuing area
- A safe distance from other traders
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Nettlestead Green
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. Summer events in Nettlestead Green have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Getting ready for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Community events around Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green is about 6 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Nettlestead Green and the surrounding area. Nettlestead Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 28 miles away.
If visitors are coming by train, Yalding station, about 0.5 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
Anywhere in ME18, we can roast on site for your visitors. That could mean an event in a garden on Station Road, Maidstone Road and Hampstead Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Nettlestead Green, we also cover Nettlestead (1 mile north), Yalding (1 mile south-east), Congelow (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (2 miles north-east) and Benover (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (6 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (6 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Leybourne Castle (5 miles north) and Teapot Island (0.9 miles south-east).
Catered or do it yourself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
We follow the organiser’s site rules, including when vehicles can move.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
Why choose a hog roast in Nettlestead Green?
Compared with a barbecue stall, carving is faster than grilling to order. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why Nettlestead Green hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
How we price a hog roast for your event
Things that change the price:
- Time on site
- How many people are eating
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
- Anything the venue has asked for
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away