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Christmas Party Catering in Houghton Green, East Sussex
Looking for a hog roast for your Christmas party in Houghton Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- December open days
- Year-end thank-yous
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Planning an event in Houghton Green?
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Houghton Green
Fridays in December go first, so ask early. We serve halloumi skewers, apple sauce and roast potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater family Christmas gatherings and christmas lights switch-ons.
In a small place like Houghton Green, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Area
- Houghton Green (TN31)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
We clear away, even on a cold, wet night.
Roast turkey can be added.
Where the roaster can go in Houghton Green
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Space away from buildings, marquees and trees
- Parking near the cooking area
- Light by the serving table
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Houghton Green
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
A hog roast or other catering?
At a winter fair, a hog roast stall is one of the most popular hot-food options. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why Houghton Green hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
FAQs for Houghton Green
What’s the nearest station to Houghton Green?
Rye station, about 1.3 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you roast near the sea around Houghton Green?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will confirm the space with your quote.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Can we have roast turkey?
We can: turkey and pork together suit most Christmas parties.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
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Step by step
Here’s how the day normally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. A lunchtime Christmas party in Houghton Green is the only one in good daylight, as it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so evening parties need lights and shelter.
- Ask early for a December date.
- We check your venue and send a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight.
- We serve hot rolls and turkey if you’ve chosen it.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Christmas parties in Houghton Green: local tips
Houghton Green is about 11 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Houghton Green is well within our area for Christmas parties. Houghton Green is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 26 miles away.
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like St Michael's Church of England Primary School, hot rolls go down well. If people are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Rye station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west of the centre. The coast is within about 2 miles of Houghton Green, and winter sea winds can be bitter, so plan somewhere warm for guests to eat.
Christmas parties anywhere in TN31 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to Christmas parties in Playden (1 mile south-west), East Guldeford (1 mile south-east), Iden (1 mile north-west), Rye (1 mile south) and Rye Foreign (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Hastings (11 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south-west), Belmont (10 miles south-west) and Hollington (11 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.4 miles south) and Ypres Tower (1.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Rye College (1.2 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Kings Head Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Events we cater in Houghton Green
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Houghton Green:
- Christmas fairs
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Winter open days
If a church like The Parish Church of St Michael is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards