Kent · England
Hog Roast Catering in Newtown, Kent
We bring a hog roast to Newtown and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Christmas fairs
- Weddings, day or evening
Hog roast hire in Newtown
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Hog roast hire in Newtown, slow-roasted on site
Hog roast hire takes the cooking off your hands. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, ready to carve when you are. Typical bookings include wakes and memorial gatherings and christmas fairs, with new potatoes, halloumi skewers and salads.
In a hamlet or village like Newtown, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information
We will be with you for a good part of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Distance from us
- How easy it is to reach the spot
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
Send us the date, the address or TN8 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Also in Newtown
Planning a hog roast in Newtown
Newtown is about 6 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Newtown is well within our area for events and the places nearby. Newtown is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Newtown to London (about 24 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Hever Castle (1 mile north) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.6 miles north-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of the Holy Trinity, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Newtown, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We cater events across the TN8 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Pigdown Lane and Uckfield Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Newtown, we also cover Markbeech (1 mile south), Hever (1 mile north), Chiddingstone Hoath (1 mile south-east), How Green (2 miles north) and Walter's Green (3 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (8 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (12 miles east) and Southborough (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Haxted Watermill Museum (3.8 miles west) and Hever Castle (1 mile north).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Kentish Horse pub (0.5 miles south)
A hog roast or other catering?
Full catering or machine hire? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. Most hosts choose catering for anything bigger than a family party. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Newtown hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and our chef carves it when you are ready. Evenings in Newtown stay light until about 9:20pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:05pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: use our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Newtown
What’s the nearest station to Newtown?
Hever station, about 1 mile north-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Newtown?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What is hog roast hire?
You choose the date, the menu and the serving time; we do the rest. All we need is a place to cook outdoors.
Is it just pork?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can you cater in Newtown?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
Perfect for your event in Newtown
People remember a hog roast. The smell, the carving and the crackling make it more than just food.
However big or small the event in Newtown, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Wakes
- Work summer parties
Thinking of a hog roast in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, usually the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it.
Questions to ask before you book
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How dietary needs are handled
About the food
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away