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Christmas Hog Roast in Crayford
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Crayford and across Kent.
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Festive open evenings
- Christmas markets
A hog roast near Crayford
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Crayford
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any venue rules
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Crayford
December is dark early, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. The cooking area and path need lighting. On the menu are hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes, and we are frequently booked for winter fairs and markets and family Christmas gatherings.
At a festive party in Crayford, a hog roast in the garden goes down well. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Where the roaster can go in Crayford
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A lit route to the food
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast turkey
For planners, venues and organisers
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Next to a restaurant booking, a hog roast at your venue keeps everyone together and is often better value. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Timed around your day
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Your questions about a hog roast for your Christmas party in Crayford
Can you do a hog roast in Braeburn Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Crayford?
Crayford has its own station: Crayford station.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will fit around changes.
Can you serve inside our office or hall?
Cooking is always outdoors; guests can eat inside.
How far ahead should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it’s always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Keep vegetarian food labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls
If the party runs late, we can hold the roast a little, so keep us posted.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast turkey
Offer turkey and pork, and everyone’s happy, with roast potatoes on the side.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Catered or do it yourself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
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.
Christmas parties in Crayford: local tips
Crayford is about 2 miles west of Dartford, in Kent. Crayford and the surrounding area are covered for Christmas parties. Crayford is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Crayford to London (about 12 miles away).
Train travellers will want to know that Crayford has its own station, Crayford station. PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Wentworth Primary School, suit a hog roast.
Wherever your Christmas party is in DA1, DA5 and DA7, we can bring the roaster to you. Local streets include Swan Lane, Dale Road and Ross Road; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For Christmas parties just outside Crayford, we cover Bowmans (1 mile south), Barnes Cray (1 mile north-east), Barnehurst (1 mile north-west), Coldblow (1 mile south-west) and Wilmington (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south), Swanscombe (5 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find West Hill Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Stone Castle (4.2 miles east). Open spaces near Crayford include Wansunt Pit.
- Schools near Crayford include Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy (0.6 miles north-east) and St Catherine's Catholic School (1.1 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find The Bear and Ragged Staff pub (less than half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Colyers (1.6 miles north)
Towns and villages near Crayford
Also in Crayford
How the day works
On the day, 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, worked back from your serving time. With sunset at about 3:50pm in December, most Christmas parties in Crayford are after dark. We bring lighting for the cooking area; the route to it may need lights too.
- Tell us when and where the party is.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We pack up, even in the rain.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away