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Christmas Party Catering in Bircholt Forstal, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Bircholt Forstal? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Society Christmas socials
- Festive family get-togethers
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
Christmas hog roast in Bircholt Forstal
Christmas hog roast in Bircholt Forstal, carved to order
December is dark early, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. The cooking area and path need lighting. For club and society Christmas parties and winter open days, we’ll put together a menu of roast turkey, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers.
In winter near Bircholt Forstal, we need firm ground and light. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Full catering or machine hire?
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In Bircholt Forstal, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve hot food at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Name a contact for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Christmas parties in Bircholt Forstal: local tips
Bircholt Forstal is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Christmas parties anywhere in Bircholt Forstal, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Bircholt Forstal is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Bircholt Forstal to Canterbury (11 miles away).
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Brabourne Church of England Primary School, suit a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Bircholt Forstal, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
This part of Kent takes in TN25, and we can cater your Christmas party anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Bircholt Forstal, we also cover Brabourne Lees (1 mile south), Brabourne (1 mile east), Smeeth (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile south-west) and Lilyvale (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Lympne Castle (4.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Bircholt Forstal includes Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
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Other occasions in Bircholt Forstal
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Bircholt Forstal?
Rolls suit a mingling party.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Bircholt Forstal, such as:
- Year-end thank-yous
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Christmas family parties
- Office Christmas parties
For anyone getting the train home after the party, Westenhanger station is about 3.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Staffing on the day
- Whether travel is included
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Numbers
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Rough numbers
- Your menu choices
- Your date and serving time
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll.
Roast turkey
Roast turkey gives a Christmas party a traditional touch, served alongside the pork and crackling.
Bircholt Forstal questions
Which station is closest to Bircholt Forstal?
Westenhanger station, about 3.8 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Bircholt Forstal too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Do you need lighting?
Yes: the cooking area, serving table and path need lighting after dark. Tell us what’s already there and we will plan the rest with you.
Do hog roasts work in winter?
We roast outdoors whatever the season. Plan a warm place for guests.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold buffet, hot carved meat is far more welcome in December. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why Bircholt Forstal hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Timed around your day
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Share the allergen information in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
A cooked roast holds for a while, so keep us posted.
Add roast potatoes for a festive plate.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards