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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Preston, Kent
Hog roast for events in Preston: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Town and village days
- Food and music festivals
- Agricultural and country shows
Hog roast for events in Preston
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
Tell us about ground conditions, particularly in wet weather.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Hog roast for events near Preston
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast, served as people finish. Popular choices include crackling, apple sauce and a vegan burger or sausage, and we’re often booked for car shows and rallies and country shows.
Around Preston, a fête or summer fair suits a hog roast. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Preston: your questions answered
Could you cook in Oare Meadow?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you trade at school fairs around Preston?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we will talk it through.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Contact us.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Towns and villages near Preston
What else we do in Preston
Perfect for your event in Preston
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Preston:
- Small festivals
- Car shows and rallies
- Fundraising events
- Church and village fêtes
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as The Abbey School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Staffing on the day
- Any travel or access charges
Full catering or machine hire?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a volunteer-run kitchen, a professional hog roast frees up your helpers. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why us?
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Event catering near Preston
Preston is about 7 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. Preston is well within our area for events and the places nearby. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, Preston has its own station, Faversham station. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Catherine's Church, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
We cover events in every part of the ME13 postcode area and the streets around it. Your event could be at a house on Back Lane, Quay Lane and Park Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Preston include the A2 and A251, which makes travel to your event easy. Other places close to Preston we cover include Faversham (1 mile north-west), The Brents (1 mile north), Davington (1 mile north-west), Ospringe (1 mile west) and Whitehill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Newnham Castle (4.3 miles south-west).
- Nearby schools include Ethelbert Road Primary School (within half a mile west)
- Nearby, you will find The Elephant pub (under half a mile west)
For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Where the roaster can go in Preston
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- Your trader requirements
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Preston
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
How the day works
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Late-September events in Preston lose the light at about 7:00pm, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards