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Hog Roast Hire for Skippers Hill
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Skippers Hill and across East Sussex.
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Weddings and receptions
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
Planning an event in Skippers Hill?
About our hog roast hire in Skippers Hill
The smell of roasting pork is half the appeal. We cook at your venue in Skippers Hill, low and slow, then serve it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Popular choices include salads, coleslaw and spit-roast lamb, and typical bookings are for clubhouse events and festive gatherings.
In a rural place like Skippers Hill, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Let us know about access and ground conditions. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Skippers Hill (TN20)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: around Skippers Hill, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- 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.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so all you need is the space.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Catered or do it yourself?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- Time on site
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Rough numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your event in Skippers Hill
There is very little for you to organise: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. We bring the rest.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Skippers Hill. Typical bookings include:
- Community events
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Club events and presentations
For anyone arriving by rail, Crowborough station, about 3.1 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Any travel or access charges
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- VAT, if it applies
- Plates, china and cutlery
Questions from Skippers Hill
Is Skippers Hill 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.
We are gathering after a service at Church of the Good Shepherd: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Do you come to Skippers Hill?
Yes, Skippers Hill is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll confirm availability.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Planning a hog roast in Skippers Hill
Skippers Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cover Skippers Hill and its neighbours for events. Skippers Hill is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 19 miles away.
For a fundraiser at a school like Skippers Hill Manor School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. After a service at Church of the Good Shepherd, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. Skippers Hill is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
We cover events in every part of the TN20 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Queensmount, Criers Lane and Holly Beech Lane, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Butcher's Cross (1 mile north-east), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Skippers Hill includes Selwyns Wood.
- Nearby schools include Five Ashes CofE Primary School (less than half a mile south)
- Local pubs include The Five Ashes Inn (within half a mile south)
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:
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Places near Skippers Hill
Also in Skippers Hill
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away