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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Tide Mills, East Sussex
Give your visitors a proper hog roast at your event in Tide Mills. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Food and music festivals
- Agricultural and country shows
- Car shows and rallies
Planning an event in Tide Mills?
Occasions we serve in Tide Mills
It is food people can carry round the event.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Horse and dog shows
- Town and village days
- Small festivals
- PTA summer fairs
If visitors are coming by train, Bishopstone (Sussex) station is about 0.6 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Who carves and who serves
Hog roast for events in Tide Mills, carved to order
Sports clubs, fun runs and tournaments suit a hog roast. We are often asked to cater agricultural and country shows and small festivals, serving crackling, a vegan burger or sausage and hog roast rolls.
At a field event near Tide Mills, power and water may be limited; the roaster runs on gas, so that is fine. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Tide Mills (BN25, BN9)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Tide Mills
Other occasions in Tide Mills
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, easy to eat standing up. Ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them.
A hog roast compared with other options
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls gives visitors a good choice. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Community events around Tide Mills
Tide Mills is about 1 mile south-east of Newhaven, in East Sussex. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Tide Mills suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to 289 places in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 9 miles away.
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as UTC@Harbourside, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Andrew, are a natural home for a hog roast. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 5 miles of Tide Mills, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements. With the sea within about 2 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
We cover events in every part of BN25 and BN9. Local streets include Hurdis Road, Seaford Road and Newhaven Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For events just outside Tide Mills, we cover Bishopstone (1 mile north-east), Norton (1 mile north-east), Newhaven (1 mile north-west), Denton (1 mile north) and South Heighton (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (9 miles east), Lewes (7 miles north-west), Hailsham (10 miles north-east), Uckfield (13 miles north), Peacehaven (3 miles west) and Telscombe (4 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Arlington Castle (4.8 miles north-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (under half a mile south-west). The countryside around Tide Mills includes Itford Hill.
- Local schools include St Peter's School (1.5 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Hope Inn (0.6 miles west)
Prices and what affects them
There’s no fixed price list, because every event is different. The main factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- Distance from us
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The address or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Tide Mills questions
Is Tide Mills close to London?
Roughly 50 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Could you cook in Castle Hill?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Do you come to Tide Mills?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Tide Mills and East Sussex. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you trade at village fêtes?
We love fêtes. Ask for details.
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
- Show allergens at the stall
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who don’t eat pork.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For an autumn event in Tide Mills, sunset is around 7:05pm in late September, so evening trading needs lights.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We check the pitch and paperwork and quote.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away