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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Stanhope, Kent
Hog roast for events in Stanhope: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Food and music festivals
- Town and village days
- School fairs and sports days
Book a hog roast in Stanhope
How our hog roast for events works in Stanhope
Festivals and shows run for hours, and we serve through the agreed hours, carving as the queue grows. For club events and school fairs and sports days, we’ll put together a menu of hog roast rolls, apple sauce and halloumi skewers for your visitors.
Summer fairs around Stanhope are often run by volunteers, so a self-contained hog roast helps. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Catered or do it yourself?
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Make the stall easy to find
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
We carve to order through the agreed hours.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
For planners, venues and organisers
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
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Why choose a hog roast in Stanhope?
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls makes a good food line-up. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A queuing area
- Details of what the event requires
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
What happens on the day
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. In late May, sunset in Stanhope is about 8:45pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Preparing for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Community events around Stanhope
Stanhope is about 1 mile south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Stanhope, from gardens to fields. Stanhope is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
If your event is in Ashford Community Woodland, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. For visitors coming by rail, Ashford International station is about 1.2 miles away. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Stanhope, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across TN23. Local streets include Green Lane, Cryol Road and Athol Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Stanhope, we cover Ashford (1 mile north-east), Park Farm (1 mile south-east), Kingsnorth (1 mile south), Newtown (1 mile east) and Great Chart (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (11 miles south-east), Davington (13 miles north) and Preston (12 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (2.7 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.1 miles east). Open spaces near Stanhope include Orlestone Forest.
- Schools near Stanhope include John Wallis Academy (less than half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Beaver Inn (0.6 miles north-east)
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Numbers
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- What the outdoor space is like
- Where the event is
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Questions from Stanhope
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Can you do a hog roast in Ashford Community Woodland?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
Can a hog roast raise money?
We’re happy to talk it through.
Can you come to a PTA fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Tell us the date and pitch.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away