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Christmas Hog Roast in Hunters Forstal
Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Hunters Forstal? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Christmas family parties
- Winter fairs and markets
- Winter open days
Planning an event in Hunters Forstal?
How our Christmas hog roast works in Hunters Forstal
On a cold December night, hot pork and crackling are hard to beat. We roast outdoors under cover and we carve hot for your festive party in Hunters Forstal. We serve roast potatoes, crackling and hog roast rolls, and we are regularly asked to cater year-end thank-yous and staff Christmas do’s.
In a small place like Hunters Forstal, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Full catering or machine hire?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Step by step
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. With sunset at about 3:50pm in December, most Christmas parties in Hunters Forstal are after dark. We bring lighting for the cooking area; tell us about lighting on the way to it.
- Ask early for a December date.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it is light and set up under cover.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We clear the serving area and go.
How to prepare
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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Hunters Forstal: your questions answered
Could you cook in Curtis Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Hunters Forstal?
The closest is Herne Bay station, roughly 1.1 miles away.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
We do Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons. Tell us the pitch and how food will be paid for.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a winter barbecue, a hog roast copes much better with the cold. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
What affects the price in Hunters Forstal
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Any venue rules
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every Christmas party is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children normally like it too.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Christmas parties in Hunters Forstal: local tips
Hunters Forstal is about 1 mile south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your Christmas party in Hunters Forstal? We cover the whole area. Hunters Forstal is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Hunters Forstal to Canterbury (about 6 miles away).
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of St Bartholomew draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. A winter fair at a school like Herne Church of England Infant School gets dark early, so hot food is popular. With the sea within about 2 miles, December breezes can be cold.
Wherever your Christmas party is in CT6, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a Christmas party in a garden on Mill Lane, Kingsfield Road and Hunters Forstal Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to Christmas parties in Broomfield (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile south-west), Herne Bay (1 mile north-west), Eddington (1 mile west) and Bullockstone (1 mile south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east), Whitstable (5 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4.6 miles west). Open spaces near Hunters Forstal include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local schools include Herne Bay High School (1.3 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Huntsman And Horn Public House (0.7 miles east)
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Clearance from walls and tents
- Indoor space for eating
- A lit route to the food
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast turkey
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Crackling
Who books Christmas hog roast in Hunters Forstal?
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Hunters Forstal. Typical bookings include:
- Winter fairs and markets
- Office Christmas parties
- New Year parties
- Lights switch-on evenings
If people are coming by rail, Herne Bay station is about 1.1 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards