Medway · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Park Wood, Medway
Hog roast for events in Park Wood: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Town and village days
- School events
- Country shows
Slow-roasted pork in Park Wood
Hog roast for events in Park Wood, slow-roasted on site
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors. Typical bookings include village fêtes and fundraising events, with crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and hog roast rolls.
For events in a place like Park Wood, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. A hog roast does that. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
The process
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Park Wood are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Name a contact for the day
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Event catering near Park Wood
Park Wood is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Park Wood and the surrounding area. We cover all 68 towns and villages in Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
A summer fête at St Paul's Church is the classic setting for a hog roast. If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north of the centre. Within about 6 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Wherever your event is in ME8 and ME9, we can roast on site for your visitors. We can cater an event on streets such as Beke Road, Bond Road and Nares Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Park Wood, we also cover Wigmore (1 mile north), Kemsley Street (1 mile south-west), Hempstead (1 mile west), Bredhurst (1 mile south-west) and Scragged Oak (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north) and Chatham Waterfront (4 miles north-west). Being one of Medway’s larger places, Park Wood has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). The countryside around Park Wood includes Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
- Local schools include Rainham School for Girls (1.1 miles north) and Howard School (1.2 miles north)
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Park Wood
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is Park Wood close to London?
About 32 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Where does the hog roast go?
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.
Also near Park Wood
Other occasions in Park Wood
Where the roaster can go in Park Wood
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A firm way on and off the field
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Permission for cooking on the site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
Who books hog roast for events in Park Wood?
It’s food people can carry round the event.
People around Park Wood book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Community days and street fairs
- School fairs and sports days
- Church and village fêtes
- Club events
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Park Wood Infant School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Whether VAT is included
Working with your venue
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Marquee suppliers normally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
How we price a hog roast for your event
We do not use a fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
Send us the date, the address or ME8 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas gives visitors a good choice. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Planned to your running order
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards