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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Five Ash Down, East Sussex
We bring a hog roast for your party to Five Ash Down and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement parties
- Summer parties in the garden
- Wedding anniversaries
Party hog roast for Five Ash Down
Party hog roast in Five Ash Down, carved to order
For a relaxed party, you can hire the machine and cook it yourself. Most people choose the catered option, and spend time with their guests. We’re frequently asked to cater back-garden get-togethers and retirement celebrations, serving rotisserie chicken, crackling and apple sauce.
Near Five Ash Down, parties are often in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we will plan the route. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Five Ash Down
Can you cater after a service at Five Ash Down Independent Chapel?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Do you come out to small places like Five Ash Down?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Is our garden suitable?
Most gardens can work, given access for the equipment. Send us a picture.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
How the day works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. A summer party in Five Ash Down stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:05pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the garden or drive and quote.
- We arrive early and get the roast going.
- At food time, the chef carves and we serve.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A spot well away from the house
- Space for our vehicle near the drive
- A heads-up for next door
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Parties in Five Ash Down: homes, halls and local tips
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. A hog roast suits parties around Five Ash Down, whatever the venue. Five Ash Down is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Five Ash Down to Brighton (about 16 miles away).
Christenings and naming days frequently start at a local church such as Five Ash Down Independent Chapel, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards. Five Ash Down is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
We cater parties across the TN22 postcode area and the streets around it. From Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Five Ash Down, we also cover High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Brickfield Meadow.
- Schools near Five Ash Down include Uckfield College (1.8 miles south)
A hog roast compared with other options
Hire the machine or book catering? DIY suits confident cooks and relaxed parties; catering suits bigger or more important parties. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Five Ash Down
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Catered or do it yourself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
- Add a dietary question to the invite
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Clear the route to the garden before we arrive, so we can bring everything through.
A string of lights by the carving station looks great as it gets dark.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
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 will suggest what works.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Allergies we should know about
- Rough numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Where the event is
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Events we cater in Five Ash Down
You get to enjoy your own party.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Five Ash Down, including:
- Engagement parties
- Family reunions
- Retirement parties
- Summer parties in the garden
For guests coming by train, the closest railway station is Buxted station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- Allergen information for every dish
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards