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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Smarden Bell, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your event in Smarden Bell? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Car shows and rallies
- School events
- Fun runs and sports events
A hog roast near Smarden Bell
For planners, venues and organisers
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Hog roast for events near Smarden Bell
Every event handles food differently: a package or a pay-as-you-go stall. Tell us how you’d like it to work. We are often asked to cater horse and dog shows and community days and street fairs, serving rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and crackling.
Near Smarden Bell, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
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Planning for dietary needs
Some visitors will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
Chicken widens the choice.
Community events around Smarden Bell
Smarden Bell is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Smarden Bell, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. Smarden Bell is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Smarden Bell to Canterbury (20 miles away).
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Michael? A hog roast draws people in. PTAs at schools such as Smarden Primary School often want one reliable hot-food stall. Within about 8 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Wherever your event is in TN27, we can bring the roaster to you. Local streets include Bell Lane and Headcorn Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Swift's Green (1 mile north), Smarden (1 mile south-east), Biddenden Green (1 mile east), Monk's Hill (1 mile south) and Lashenden (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Romden Castle (1.8 miles south-east) and Kent Firefighting Museum (2.8 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bell Inn (less than half a mile south)
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Perfect for your event in Smarden Bell
Rolls are quick to serve and easy to eat while walking.
However big or small the event in Smarden Bell, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- School events
- Charity days
- Horse and dog shows
- Food and music festivals
If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Headcorn station, roughly 2 miles west of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- Whether travel is included
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The full menu and the sides
- A clear list of what’s included
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. Summer events in Smarden Bell have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Name a contact for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A level pitch with firm ground
- Space away from marquees, stalls and trees
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why Smarden Bell hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Smarden Bell: your questions answered
Is Smarden Bell too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you cater at venues 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.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Is it pay as you go?
That depends on the event. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we will discuss the options.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
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.
- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards