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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Romney Street, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your event across Romney Street and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- School events
- Club events
- Small festivals
Slow-roasted pork in Romney Street
About our hog roast for events in Romney Street
Village fêtes around Romney Street suit a hog roast: the smell draws people over, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. For school fairs and sports days and community days and street fairs, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, apple sauce and halloumi skewers for your visitors.
At a fête or show near Romney Street, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours.
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In late May, sunset in Romney Street is about 8:50pm, while at midsummer it is about 9:20pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
How to prepare
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
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. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Romney Street questions
What’s the nearest station to Romney Street?
Shoreham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre.
Could you cook in Kemsing Down?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you do fêtes?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Get in touch.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you cover Romney Street?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Romney Street and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Occasions we serve in Romney Street
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Hosts in Romney Street book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Charity fundraisers
- Small festivals
- Country shows
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, are a natural home for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What crockery is supplied
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
How we price a hog roast for your event
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Travel to Romney Street
- Plates or china
- How many people are eating
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Romney Street
Also in Romney Street
For event organisers in Romney Street
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Full catering or machine hire?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is typically easier.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Romney Street events: pitches and permissions
Romney Street is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Romney Street. Romney Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 18 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, Shoreham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles west, is the nearest station. An event in Kemsing Down means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, normally the council. Within about 2 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in TN15, so your event can be anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Bower Lane and Romney Street or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in East Hill (1 mile north-east), Knatts Valley (1 mile east), Woodlands (1 mile south-east), Cotman's Ash (1 mile south-east) and Kemsing (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Otford Heritage Centre (2.1 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles south).
A hog roast or other catering?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls makes a good food line-up. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Romney Street hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Show allergens at the stall
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Make the stall easy to find
We get to the pitch early, timed for the gates opening.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away