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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Painters Ash, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Painters Ash and the surrounding area.
- PTA summer fairs
- Town and village days
- Summer fêtes
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Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Painters Ash
How far is Painters Ash from London?
About 19 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Castle Hill Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
About our hog roast for events in Painters Ash
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a package or a pay-as-you-go stall. Let us know what you have in mind. Whether it’s country shows and school fairs and sports days, we can cook rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and hog roast rolls and more.
For events in a place like Painters Ash, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. A hog roast does that. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
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Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Time on site
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Your menu choices
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
- An estimate of numbers
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Painters Ash?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas gives visitors a good choice. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Step by step
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Summer events in Painters Ash have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Start with the date and numbers.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We tidy the pitch.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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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.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Running an event in Painters Ash
Painters Ash is about 1 mile south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Hosts in Painters Ash book us for events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Painters Ash to London (19 miles away).
PTAs at schools such as Painters Ash Primary School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Ebbsfleet International station, about 1.5 miles north-west.
We cover events in every part of the DA11 and DA13 postcode area. From Hog Lane, Hall Road and Hunt Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Painters Ash sits on or near the A2, which makes travel to your event easy. We also bring hog roasts to events in Springhead (1 mile north-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile south), Northfleet (1 mile north-east), Southfleet (1 mile south-west) and Betsham (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south-west), Swanley (7 miles west), Kings Hill (11 miles south) and Foley Park (13 miles south-east).
A little further out are Stone Castle (2.9 miles north-west) and Gravesham Museum (1.8 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
- Schools near Painters Ash include Northfleet School for Girls (under half a mile north-east) and Saint George's Church of England School (1 mile east)
- Pubs nearby include Battle of Britain pub (0.6 miles east)
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- Details of what the event requires
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Painters Ash
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
Tell us about ground conditions, especially after rain.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away