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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Skippers Hill, East Sussex
We bring a hog roast for your event across Skippers Hill and East Sussex, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Horse and dog shows
- Church and village fêtes
- Club events
A hog roast near Skippers Hill
Skippers Hill: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Skippers Hill from London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London.
Do you do fêtes?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Contact us.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
When do you start roasting?
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’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
How our hog roast for events works in Skippers Hill
Festivals and shows run for hours, and we serve through the agreed hours, carving as the queue grows. We are often asked to cater small festivals and charity fundraisers, with hog roast rolls, a vegan burger or sausage and apple sauce.
Near Skippers Hill, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Location
- Skippers Hill (TN20)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
How the day works
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you are ready. At midsummer, events in Skippers Hill stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- 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 and serve through the agreed hours.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Think about shelter for your visitors
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Community events around Skippers Hill
Skippers Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your event in Skippers Hill? We cover the whole area. We cover all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex. Our bookings stretch from Skippers Hill to Brighton (about 19 miles away).
A school like Skippers Hill Manor School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of the Good Shepherd, are a natural home for a hog roast. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Skippers Hill, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
For events in TN20, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many visitors. Your event could be at a house on Queensmount, Criers Lane and Holly Beech Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Butcher's Cross (1 mile north-east), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.
- Schools near Skippers Hill include Five Ashes CofE Primary School (less than half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Five Ashes Inn (within half a mile south)
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- A level pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
We work to your event plan, including when vehicles can move.
The vegan option is popular at festivals.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
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.
What affects the price in Skippers Hill
Here’s what affects the price:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Skippers Hill
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
For big events, tell us expected numbers, so we can plan. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- An itemised quote
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Timed around your day
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away