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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in South Street, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in South Street and across Kent.
- Festivals
- Vintage rallies
- Country shows
Slow-roasted pork in South Street
About our hog roast for events in South Street
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a package or a pay-as-you-go stall. Let us know what you have in mind. Popular choices include a vegan burger or sausage, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater small festivals and agricultural and country shows.
Near South Street, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Occasions we serve in South Street
It is the stall people find by following their noses.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in South Street. Here are some of the most popular:
- Fundraising events
- Horse and dog shows
- Community events
- PTA summer fairs
Events in parks such as Mount Ephraim Gardens need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- VAT, if it applies
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Nearby places to South Street
Also in South Street
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
What you get with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
FAQs for South Street
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’ll follow the site rules.
Is South Street close to London?
About 47 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can you help with a fundraiser?
Contact us and we’ll see what’s possible.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Do you have documents for event organisers?
Requirements vary. Share your list and we will respond.
Running an event in South Street
South Street is about 3 miles south-east of Preston, in Kent. We cover South Street and its neighbours for events. South Street is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from South Street to Canterbury (6 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Selling station serves South Street directly. If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 7 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 ME13, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include North Lane and South Street; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside South Street, we also cover Crouch (1 mile north-west), Oversland (1 mile east), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-west), Hickmans Green (1 mile north-east) and Winterbourne (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (10 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.7 miles east) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.8 miles south). Within reach you will find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Sondes Arms (less than half a mile south-west)
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In late May, sunset in South Street is about 8:45pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- You get a check on the date and pitch, and a quote.
- We set up early so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
- We carve rolls to order as the queue moves.
- Afterwards we clear the pitch and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Season and day of the week
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The journey to the venue
- Numbers
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Permission for cooking on the site
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in South Street
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away