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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Otford, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your event in Otford? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Church and village fêtes
- Car shows and rallies
- Small festivals
Hog roast for events in Otford
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
Hog roast for events in Otford, slow-roasted on site
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors, served as people finish. For car shows and rallies and country shows, we can cook crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and rotisserie chicken.
Events near Otford are frequently volunteer-run, so a self-contained hog roast helps. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
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.
Towns and villages near Otford
Other occasions in Otford
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
We follow the organiser’s site rules, including vehicle times and pitch layout.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
How it works
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late-September events in Otford lose the light at about 7:05pm, so evening trading needs lights.
- You tell us the event, the pitch and the expected crowd.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Events we cater in Otford
It suits all ages.
Hosts in Otford book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Vintage rallies
- Horse and dog shows
- Fun runs and sports events
- Church and village fêtes
If your event is in Fackenden Down, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles.
What your quote should include
- VAT, if it applies
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Who carves and who serves
Event catering near Otford
Otford is about 2 miles north of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Otford, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Otford Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. If visitors are coming by train, Otford station serves Otford directly. Within about 2 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Kent takes in TN14, so your event can be anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Station Road, High Street and Bubblestone Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Otford we cover include Twitton (1 mile west), Shoreham (2 miles north), Sepham Heath (2 miles north-west), Halstead (3 miles north-west) and Badgers Mount (3 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (9 miles south-east) and Northfleet (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles east) and Otford Heritage Centre (within half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Michael's Preparatory School (0.7 miles east) and Knole Academy (1.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Woodman pub (under half a mile north)
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How many people are eating
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Rough numbers
- Allergies we should know about
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- A photo of the cooking area
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
For event organisers in Otford
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Otford: your questions answered
Could you cook in Fackenden Down?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can you come to a school fair in Otford?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Do you trade at school events?
School fairs suit a hog roast. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Why choose a hog roast in Otford?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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