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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Burlow, East Sussex
Planning a hog roast for your party in Burlow? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Getting-engaged parties
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- Reunions
A hog roast near Burlow
About our party hog roast in Burlow
Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers suit a hog roast too, once the road closure or permission is in place. Popular choices include jacket potatoes, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for street parties and wedding anniversaries.
Country parties near Burlow suit a hog roast: roasted all afternoon and carved on the lawn. Have a covered area for guests in wet weather. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Burlow (TN21)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children generally like it too.
Common questions in Burlow
How far is Burlow from London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Do you cover Burlow?
Yes, Burlow is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: send us your details through our quote form.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Will the smell bother the neighbours?
A friendly word helps: roasting takes hours. They may want a roll.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Burlow
- Season and day of the week
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your party?
Compared with takeaway pizzas, the roast is an event in itself. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Served at the time you choose
- Serving and clearing done for you
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Parties in Burlow: homes, halls and local tips
Burlow is about 4 miles north of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Planning a hog roast for your party in Burlow? We can help. Burlow is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Burlow to Brighton (17 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Burlow are Horselunges Manor (2.8 miles south) and Michelham Priory (4.5 miles south). Grand settings like these frequently have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Burlow, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
For parties in TN21, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Whether your party is on Chiddingly Road and The Hedgerows or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Burlow, we also cover Horam (1 mile north-east), Gun Hill (1 mile south-west), Lions Green (1 mile north-west), Hale Green (1 mile south-west) and Vines Cross (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Eastbourne (10 miles south), Hastings (15 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Seaford (12 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Hailsham (4 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Tickerage Castle (4.8 miles north-west) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Burlow include Selwyns Wood.
- Local pubs include The May Garland Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Events we cater in Burlow
It feeds a crowd at once, so nobody is waiting for the next batch.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Burlow. Here are some of the most popular:
- Christenings
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Anniversary parties
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
After a christening at a church like Christ Church, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends.
Before booking anyone
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether travel is included
Step by step
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. For an evening party in Burlow, think about light: daylight lasts until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late September it is around 7:05pm. A string of lights over the serving table works wonders.
- Tell us about your party: date, address and numbers.
- We check the garden or drive and quote.
- We arrive early and get the roast going.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We tidy up and pack away.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Think about children’s portions
- Collect dietary needs when guests reply
We set up where we agreed and stay out of the way, leaving the garden to you and your guests.
Add coleslaw, salads and jacket potatoes to make it a full meal.
Where the roaster can go in Burlow
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Clearance from walls, fences and overhanging branches
- A level patio, lawn or driveway
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
Nearby places to Burlow
What else we do in Burlow
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away