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Hog Roast for Events for Uplees
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Uplees and the surrounding area.
- School fairs and sports days
- Food and music festivals
- Horse and dog shows
A hog roast near Uplees
About our hog roast for events in Uplees
A hog roast can help a fundraiser in Uplees attract visitors. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest how it could work. Whether it is small festivals and agricultural and country shows, we can cook hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and crackling for your visitors.
At a fête or show near Uplees, a hog roast brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Why choose a hog roast in Uplees?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why Uplees hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We carve to order through the agreed hours.
Add coleslaw.
Uplees events: pitches and permissions
Uplees is about 2 miles north of Faversham, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at events around Uplees. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Uplees to Canterbury (about 10 miles away).
A school like Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School can book a hog roast for a fair, fun run or sports day. If visitors are coming by train, Faversham station is about 2.4 miles away.
Wherever your event is in ME13, we can bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Uplees, we also cover Oare (1 mile south-east), Four Oaks (2 miles south-west), Davington (2 miles south), The Brents (2 miles south-east) and Deerton Street (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (12 miles east) and Minster (6 miles north-west).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (4.9 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find Three Mariners Inn (1 mile south-east)
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A level pitch with firm ground
- The landowner’s or council’s agreement
- A firm way on and off the field
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Nearby places to Uplees
Other occasions in Uplees
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons in Uplees are dark by about 3:50pm, so the pitch needs good lighting and a clear route for the queue.
- Start with the date and numbers.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We serve rolls quickly.
- We clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Name a contact for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: 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.
Planning help
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Soft rolls hold the pork, stuffing and apple sauce together, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Uplees
Can you do a hog roast in Oare Marshes?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Uplees from London?
About 43 miles from central London.
Do you do charity events?
Tell us about the event and how you’d like to raise money, and we’ll suggest a way to make it work.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you cover Uplees?
Yes, Uplees is in our area. Send us the address and we will check the date.
What if things run late?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You will get allergen details for everything.
What affects the price in Uplees
Things that change the price:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Season and day of the week
- Travel to Uplees
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Rough numbers
- The address or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Who books hog roast for events in Uplees?
The smell alone brings visitors over.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Uplees, including:
- Charity days
- Fun runs and sports events
- School events
- Town and village days
Events in parks such as Oare Marshes need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- What crockery is supplied
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away