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Christmas Hog Roast in Aylesham
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your Christmas party turns the food into a centrepiece of your Christmas party in Aylesham.
- Society Christmas socials
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Christmas markets
Slow-roasted pork in Aylesham
FAQs for Aylesham
How far is Aylesham from London?
About 59 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Aylesham?
Aylesham has its own station: Aylesham station.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Can you do turkey for a Christmas party?
We can: turkey and pork together suit most Christmas parties.
Do December dates go quickly?
As early as possible, especially for Fridays and Saturdays. Ask as soon as you know your date.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you need lighting?
It gets dark early, so we will sort lighting together.
How our Christmas hog roast works in Aylesham
From office parties to village Christmas fairs, we cater festive events around Aylesham, from small teams to big crowds. Typical bookings include end-of-term celebrations and christmas lights switch-ons, with roast turkey, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce.
For a Christmas get-together near Aylesham, hot rolls from the roaster go down well. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
At the agreed time, we carve hot and serve, carved fresh.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
Send us the date, the address or CT3 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Events we cater in Aylesham
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
People around Aylesham book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Festive family get-togethers
- Office Christmas parties
- New Year parties
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Aylesham Primary School, hot rolls go down well.
Questions to ask before booking
- The space, cover and access they need
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Staffing on the day
- The full menu and the sides
About the food
Roast turkey
Offer turkey and pork, and everyone’s happy.
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. By about 3:50pm in late December, Aylesham is dark. Evening Christmas parties need a well-lit carving station.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- The team serves hot rolls at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or CT3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
At a winter fair, hot pork rolls are always popular. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Aylesham hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- An itemised quote
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Aylesham in December: what to know
Aylesham is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. We cover Christmas parties in Aylesham, as well as the surrounding area. Aylesham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
If people are coming by rail, Aylesham station is in Aylesham itself. A Christmas fair at St Peter is just the kind of event a hog roast suits. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aylesham, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Christmas parties anywhere in CT3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. Your Christmas party could be at a house on Market Place, Mexborough Square and Derwent Way or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Bloodden (1 mile north), Adisham (1 mile north), Womenswold (1 mile south-west), Woolage Green (2 miles south) and Out Elmstead (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (8 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are St Martins Hospital (5.2 miles north-west).
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away