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Hog Roast for Events for Stowting Common
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Stowting Common.
- Town and village days
- Tournaments and sports days
- Horse and dog shows
Hog roast for events in Stowting Common
Hog roast for events in Stowting Common, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. We serve apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and crackling, and we’re regularly asked to cater food and music festivals and car shows and rallies.
At a fête or show near Stowting Common, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
What comes off the roaster
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. Summer events in Stowting Common 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. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch 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 arrive early, set up on the pitch and start roasting.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Name a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Stowting Common
We are self-contained, so organisers have little to provide.
Here’s what people in Stowting Common most often book a hog roast for:
- Car and steam shows
- Community events
- Tournaments and sports days
- Country shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What crockery is supplied
- VAT, if it applies
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Check other traders aren’t all selling pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Community events around Stowting Common
Stowting Common is about 6 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Events in Stowting Common are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Stowting Common to Canterbury (9 miles away).
PTAs at schools such as Stowting Church of England Primary School often want one reliable hot-food stall. If your event is in Spong Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for hot-food traders and vehicles. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Stowting Common, often have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements. With the sea within about 6 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
This part of Kent takes in TN25, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a house on Brabourne Lane and Stowting Hill, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Stowting (1 mile south), Hemsted (1 mile south-east), Skeete (2 miles south-east), Woodland (2 miles south-east) and Rhodes Minnis (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (7 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (5.1 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Stowting Common: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Stowting Common?
The closest is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.7 miles away.
How far is Stowting Common from London?
About 54 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can you cater in Stowting Common?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Stowting Common and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
Can visitors buy their own food?
That depends on the event. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we’ll discuss the options.
Other occasions in Stowting Common
What a hog roast costs
We do not use a fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Menu choices and extras
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- Roughly how many people
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- Access for our vehicle to the pitch
- Your trader requirements
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards