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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in The Pound, East Sussex
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in The Pound.
- Community events
- Car shows and rallies
- Tournaments and sports days
A hog roast near The Pound
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with a barbecue stall, a hog roast serves quickly from one roast. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why The Pound hosts choose us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Hog roast for events in The Pound, slow-roasted on site
School fairs and sports days need food that families like. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. For car and steam shows and festivals, we can cook a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and crackling and more.
At a field event near The Pound, power and water may be limited; we cook on gas, so we don’t need mains power. The carving happens right in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- The Pound (TN33)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Details of what the event requires
- Event approval for hot-food traders
- A safe distance from other traders
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in The Pound
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your visitors, with crackling for everyone who wants it. At midsummer, events in The Pound stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We discuss the package or stall options.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN33 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Fairs, fêtes and events in The Pound
The Pound is about 5 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. We cater events across The Pound and nearby. The Pound is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. We cater events right across the region, from The Pound to Brighton (about 23 miles away).
If visitors are coming by train, the nearest station is Battle station, about 4.5 miles east. Events in parks such as Ashburnham Park need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. Within about 7 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in TN33 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Streets in the area include Church Road and Linghams Lane, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For events just outside The Pound, we cover Ashburnham (1 mile north), Brownbread Street (1 mile north-west), Bodle Street Green (2 miles west), Wood's Corner (3 miles north) and Trolliloes (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles south-west) and Crowborough (14 miles north-west).
A little further out are Bexhill Hospital (5.2 miles south-east) and Herstmonceux Castle (3.3 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Senlac Hill.
- Local pubs include The Ash Tree Inn (0.5 miles north-west)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
If you are confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Places near The Pound
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Common questions in The Pound
Can you do a hog roast in Ashburnham Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you come out to small places like The Pound?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Is it pay as you go?
That depends on the event. Tell us what you have in mind and we will discuss the options.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Events we cater in The Pound
We bring everything, so organisers have little to provide.
Hosts in The Pound book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Small festivals
- Car shows and rallies
- Summer fêtes
- Tournaments and sports days
Church fêtes, at churches such as Parish Church of St Peter, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The space, cover and access they need
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Show allergens at the stall
- Make the stall easy to find
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
We serve as the queue moves.
Chicken widens the choice.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing usually contains gluten.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children normally like it too.
- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards