Medway · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Stoke, Medway
Planning a hog roast for your event in Stoke? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Charity days
- Club events
- Festivals
Hog roast for events for Stoke
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Balance the food line-up
- Remember stuffing usually contains gluten
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Let us know if many visitors are vegetarian
Name an organiser to meet us.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Hog roast for events near Stoke
A hog roast fits a village fête perfectly: people follow their noses, and rolls are easy to eat while walking round. Popular choices include apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for charity days and fun runs and sports events.
Rural events near Stoke can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast goes down well. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Other occasions in Stoke
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Stoke
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Stoke
Is Stoke too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Stoke from London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Can a hog roast raise money?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we will suggest options.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your trader requirements, and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Can you do a school fair?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch.
How the day works
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your visitors will smell it long before they see it. At midsummer, events in Stoke stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We tidy the pitch.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Think about shelter for your visitors
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Stoke
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Stoke:
- Country shows
- Club events
- Village fêtes
- Vintage rallies
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before you book
- Staffing on the day
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The space, cover and access they need
For event organisers in Stoke
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Planning the cooking spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A safe distance from other traders
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A firm way on and off the field
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
- Distance from us
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Where the event is
- Any venue rules
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- An estimate of numbers
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Community events around Stoke
Stoke is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Stoke and the surrounding area are covered for events. We cover 68 places across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
PTAs at schools such as Stoke Primary Academy often want one reliable hot-food stall.
This part of Medway takes in ME3, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Vicarage Lane and Vicarage Close or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater events in Middle Stoke (1 mile east), Lower Stoke (1 mile north-east), North Street (1 mile south-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-west) and St Mary Hoo (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (7 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (5.7 miles south-west) and Upnor Castle (4.8 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Bishop Saltings.
- Local pubs include The White Horse pub (within half a mile north-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away