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Hog Roast Hire for Etchingwood
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Etchingwood and the surrounding area.
- Festive gatherings
- Wakes
- Weddings, day or evening
Planning an event in Etchingwood?
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Name someone to meet us, ideally not the host, so you can enjoy yourself.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice, priced in the quote.
Hog roast hire in Etchingwood, slow-roasted on site
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, which means it’s carved hot, with crisp crackling. Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options can go alongside. We are often asked to cater wakes and christmas parties, with new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and hog roast rolls.
In a rural place like Etchingwood, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Let us know about access and ground conditions. The hog is roasted on site at your event, low and slow, for hours.
- Where
- Etchingwood (TN22)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Etchingwood: venues, access and local tips
Etchingwood is about 2 miles north-east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Hosts in Etchingwood book us for events of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 289 places in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Etchingwood to Brighton (16 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Uckfield College, can book a hog roast stall. For anyone arriving by rail, the nearest station is Buxted station, about 0.9 miles north-west. Etchingwood is within about 6 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Events anywhere in TN22 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Potter's Green (1 mile north-west), Buxted (1 mile north-west), Framfield (1 mile south-west), Blackboys (1 mile south-east) and Hadlow Down (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (14 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles south-east), Crowborough (5 miles north) and Newhaven (14 miles south).
A little further out are Uckfield Community Hospital (2.2 miles south-west) and Tickerage Castle (0.9 miles south). Open spaces near Etchingwood include Selwyns Wood.
- Local pubs include The Buxted Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
For event organisers in Etchingwood
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
The process
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. By late September, sunset in Etchingwood is around 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. After dark, a lit path to the food makes a difference.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Before we arrive
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Gather dietary requirements early
Getting a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Crockery choices
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Allergies we should know about
- A photo of the cooking area
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: use our quote form.
Common questions in Etchingwood
Is Etchingwood too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary the Virgin?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Why choose a hog roast in Etchingwood?
Full catering or machine hire? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. For bigger events, catering is normally the easier choice. 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.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Our staff serve and clear
- Planned to your running order
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Who books hog roast hire in Etchingwood?
You don’t need much on your side: an outdoor cooking spot and a contact on the day. Everything else comes with us.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Etchingwood. Here are some of the most popular:
- Christmas fairs
- Work summer parties
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Milestone birthdays
If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
Questions to ask before you book
- Staffing on the day
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Allergen information for every dish
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Should I cook it myself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Where the roaster can go in Etchingwood
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Etchingwood
- Crackling
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards