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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Stansted, Kent
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Stansted. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Food and music festivals
- Country shows
- Car and steam shows
Hog roast for events in Stansted
About our hog roast for events in Stansted
Country shows near Stansted suit a hog roast, on a field, serving all day. We are often asked to cater town and village days and car shows and rallies, with halloumi skewers, hog roast rolls and a vegan burger or sausage.
Near Stansted, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. The hog is roasted on site at your event, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your visitors.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Stansted
Stansted is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cater events of every size in Stansted. Stansted is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Stansted to London (20 miles away).
A school like Wrotham School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. Events in parks such as Trosley Country Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. Within about 6 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in TN15, we can roast on site for your visitors. Streets in the area include Parsons Lane, Plaxdale Green Road and Hatham Green Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For events just outside Stansted, we cover Ash (2 miles north), West Kingsdown (2 miles north-west), West Yoke (2 miles north), Knatts Valley (2 miles west) and Fawkham Green (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.8 miles south).
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Any venue rules
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A picture of the cooking area
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Occasions we serve in Stansted
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
Hosts in Stansted book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Club events
- School fairs and sports days
- Summer fêtes
- Car and steam shows
For visitors coming by rail, Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.9 miles south, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Whether VAT is included
- Allergen information for every dish
For event organisers in Stansted
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
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What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A firm way on and off the field
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
- A queuing area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Stansted
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
FAQs for Stansted
Which station is closest to Stansted?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.9 miles south of the centre.
Do you trade at school fairs around Stansted?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Send us the date and where the roaster would go.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we will talk you through it.
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.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Can you come to our fête?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Contact us.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Planning for dietary needs
Some visitors won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Give us a contact on the day.
Chicken widens the choice.
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For an autumn event in Stansted, sunset is around 7:00pm in late September, so plan lighting if you’re trading into the evening.
- Organisers send us the date, site, numbers and how food will be paid for.
- We check the pitch and any paperwork, then quote.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack down, take our waste and leave the pitch clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away