Kent · England
Hog Roast for Events in Selling
Treat your visitors to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Selling. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Festivals
- Charity days
- Agricultural and country shows
A hog roast near Selling
About our hog roast for events in Selling
Agricultural shows and country events near Selling are a natural home for a hog roast, with fields, crowds and long days. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater car and steam shows and church and village fêtes.
A fête near Selling might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. You’ll know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Selling
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast for your event in Selling? We cover the whole area. Selling is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Selling to Canterbury (about 7 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Selling Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. For anyone arriving by train, Selling station is about 0.8 miles away. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Selling, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Selling, we also cover Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).
- Pubs nearby include The White Lion Public House (less than half a mile west)
How we price a hog roast for your event
Each price is built from:
- The number of people
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Where the event is
- Dietary requirements
- What the outdoor space is like
- Roughly how many people
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Why choose hog roast for events in Selling?
It’s food people can carry round the event.
Whatever the occasion in Selling, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Charity fundraisers
- Fun runs and sports events
- School events
- Horse and dog shows
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A hog roast draws people in.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Any travel or access charges
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What else we do in Selling
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For an autumn event in Selling, sunset is around 7:00pm in late September, so plan lighting if you are trading into the evening.
- Tell us about the event.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Gather dietary requirements early
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 the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Full catering or machine hire?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with cold food stalls, hot rolls are welcome whatever the weather. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Selling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Selling: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues 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.
How far is Selling from London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
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.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Do you need power on site?
Just a pitch, access and any agreed paperwork. Everything else comes with us.
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
A closer look at the menu
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, in a roll, with salad on the side.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards