Medway · England
Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Wallend, Medway
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 Wallend.
- Community events
- Village fêtes
- Car shows and rallies
Planning an event in Wallend?
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Hog roast for events near Wallend
Shows and festivals last all day, and we serve through the agreed hours. Popular choices include crackling, hog roast rolls and a vegan burger or sausage, and we are often booked for agricultural and country shows and PTA summer fairs.
For a village fête or field event near Wallend, we can cook in a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. The hog is roasted on site at your event, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Wallend events: pitches and permissions
Wallend is about 5 miles north-west of Minster, in Medway. Wherever your event is in Wallend, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We bring hog roasts to 68 places across Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like St James Church of England Primary Academy, are a natural fit for a hog roast. Running a fête for a church like Church of St James? A hog roast draws people in.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the ME3 postcode area and the streets around it. Wallend sits on or near the B2001, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. Close by, we cover events in Grain (1 mile east), Blue Town (2 miles east), Sheerness (3 miles east), Queenborough (3 miles south-east) and Rushenden (3 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gillingham (8 miles south-west), Chatham (10 miles south-west), Rochester (10 miles south-west), Rainham (8 miles south-west), Strood (10 miles south-west) and Luton (9 miles south-west).
A little further out are Bluetown Heritage Centre (2.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings.
- Local pubs include The Hogarth Inn (0.6 miles north-east)
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with burger vans, a hog roast feels more special at a traditional fête. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Summer events in Wallend have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter events, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- 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
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Balance the food line-up
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if you expect coeliac visitors
- Signpost the stall clearly
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We get to the pitch early, so the roast is ready when visitors arrive.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Wallend: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Wallend?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What’s the nearest station to Wallend?
Sheerness-On-Sea station, about 2.6 miles east of the centre.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your visitors will want somewhere dry to eat.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What affects the price in Wallend
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Travel to Wallend
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Menu choices and extras
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Who books hog roast for events in Wallend?
It is food people can carry round the event.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Wallend, including:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Town and village days
- Village fêtes
- Car and steam shows
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Sheerness-On-Sea station, about 2.6 miles east.
What to look for in a quote
- Staffing on the day
- The full menu and the sides
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How dietary needs are handled
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Permission for cooking on the site
- Any paperwork the organisers need
- Flat, firm ground for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Wallend
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away