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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Wilsley Pound, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your event makes the food part of your event in Wilsley Pound.
- Vintage rallies
- Community days and street fairs
- Church and village fêtes
Hog roast for events for Wilsley Pound
Hog roast for events in Wilsley Pound, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. Pork rolls, chicken and a vegan option cover most visitors. Popular choices include crackling, apple sauce and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for summer fêtes and school events.
For a village fête or field event near Wilsley Pound, we can cook in a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
How it works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Late-May events in Wilsley Pound have light until about 8:50pm, and midsummer ones until about 9:15pm. After dark, the stall needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- The roast starts before the gates open.
- We serve as visitors arrive.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Numbers
- Crockery choices
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- A photo of the cooking area
- Allergies we should know about
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast for your event in Wilsley Pound
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you do a hog roast in Crane Valley?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
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 don’t offer halal meat.
How long does the roast need?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will check it with you before booking.
Do you do fêtes?
We do. Tell us the date, pitch and how food will be paid for.
Can you do a school fair?
We do. Ask the school about vehicles on site.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Why choose hog roast for events in Wilsley Pound?
It copes with an all-day event, serving through the agreed hours.
In Wilsley Pound and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Community days and street fairs
- Food and music festivals
- School events
- Village fêtes
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity, are a natural home for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Travel and any London charges
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Event catering near Wilsley Pound
Wilsley Pound is about 11 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Wilsley Pound, whatever the venue. Wilsley Pound is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Wilsley Pound to Canterbury (26 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Staplehurst station, about 4.4 miles north, is the nearest station. If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Cranbrook Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Within about a mile is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on cooking and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the TN17 postcode area. For events just outside Wilsley Pound, we cover Sissinghurst (1 mile east), Wilsley Green (1 mile south-west), Cranbrook Common (1 mile north-east), Flishinghurst (2 miles west) and Colliers Green (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (12 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Benenden Hospital (3.4 miles south-east) and Sissinghurst Castle (1.6 miles east).
- Local schools include Cranbrook School (0.9 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Bull Public House (0.7 miles east)
Towns and villages near Wilsley Pound
What else we do in Wilsley Pound
Why choose a hog roast in Wilsley Pound?
A hog roast alongside cakes and teas makes a good food line-up. 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.
Why us?
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
- Balance the food line-up
- Put the menu and allergen information on display
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
A vegan burger or sausage covers vegan visitors.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
For visitors who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children typically like it too.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away