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Hog Roast Catering in Hadlow Down, East Sussex
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Hadlow Down.
- Christmas parties
- Weddings, day or evening
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
Slow-roasted pork in Hadlow Down
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
How our hog roast hire works in Hadlow Down
We provide a fully catered hog roast: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. Whether it is weddings, day or evening and big birthdays and anniversaries, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, salads and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
For a rural spot like Hadlow Down, a hog roast feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Hadlow Down (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Perfect for your event in Hadlow Down
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Hadlow Down: one roast feeds a crowd, and the carving is part of the event.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Work summer parties
- Milestone birthdays
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Gatherings after a funeral
For a fundraiser at a school like St Mark's Church of England Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school.
What to look for in a quote
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The full menu and the sides
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- If the price includes VAT
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Around midsummer it stays light in Hadlow Down until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- We carve and serve when you are ready to eat.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Hadlow Down
Is Hadlow Down close to London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Hadlow Down too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
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.
What if things run late?
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.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which usually keeps the cost down. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Hadlow Down hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- An itemised quote
- All the equipment comes with us
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
A hog roast in Hadlow Down: local details
Hadlow Down is about 4 miles south of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cater events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hadlow Down. We cater 289 places across East Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 18 miles away.
For anyone arriving by rail, Buxted station is about 2.1 miles away. For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as St Mark's Church, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Hadlow Down, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Wherever your event is in TN22, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Waghorns Lane, School Lane and St Marks Field, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Hadlow Down we cover include Etchingwood (2 miles south-west), Buxted (2 miles west), Potter's Green (2 miles south-west), Blackboys (2 miles south) and Framfield (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (15 miles south), Lewes (11 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north), Uckfield (4 miles south-west) and Newhaven (15 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Tickerage Castle (2.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hadlow Down include Selwyns Wood.
What affects the price in Hadlow Down
There is no fixed price list, because every event is different. What matters most:
- Plates or china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
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, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
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.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
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For event organisers in Hadlow Down
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Looking after everyone
Some guests will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Name someone to meet us, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards