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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Pearson's Green, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your event in Pearson's Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Tournaments and sports days
- Charity fundraisers
- Festivals
A hog roast near Pearson's Green
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Details of what the event requires
- A queuing area
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Hog roast for events in Pearson's Green, carved to order
At a fête, fair or festival in Pearson's Green, a hog roast stall draws a crowd. We roast on the pitch through the day and carve rolls to order, keeping the queue moving. Whether it’s tournaments and sports days and village fêtes, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and a vegan burger or sausage and more.
At a fête or show near Pearson's Green, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Organising for someone else?
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Questions from Pearson's Green
Do you come out to small places like Pearson's Green?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Pearson's Green?
Paddock Wood station, about 2 miles north-west of the centre.
How big a hog will we need?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Towns and villages near Pearson's Green
What else we do in Pearson's Green
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Running an event in Pearson's Green
Pearson's Green is about 7 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We cover Pearson's Green and its neighbours for events. We cover 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Pearson's Green to Canterbury (about 30 miles away).
A school like Mascalls School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Pearson's Green, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the TN12 postcode area and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Castle Hill (1 mile south-west), Mile Oak (1 mile west), Palmer's Green (1 mile south-west), Claygate (1 mile north-east) and Queen Street (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (7 miles west), Kings Hill (8 miles north) and Foley Park (9 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The Hop Farm Museum (2.6 miles north-west) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.1 miles west).
- Local pubs include The Castle Inn (0.6 miles south-west)
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
We serve as the queue moves.
If your event has a theme, tell us.
Occasions we serve in Pearson's Green
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Pearson's Green and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Fundraising events
- Village fêtes
- Vintage rallies
For visitors coming by rail, Paddock Wood station is about 2 miles away.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- Time on site
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- The venue or postcode
- Rough numbers
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
How the day works
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Pearson's Green are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lights for the stall and 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 tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Related guides
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast stands out at a traditional fête. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Timed around your day
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards