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Christmas Hog Roast for Lenham Heath
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your Christmas party in Lenham Heath. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Christmas fairs
- Year-end thank-yous
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Christmas hog roast for Lenham Heath
How the day works
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. In December, it’s dark in Lenham Heath by about 3:50pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the roaster and the serving table. We start in daylight and cook into the dark.
- Send us your Christmas party date, venue and numbers.
- We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
- On the day we arrive early and get the roast going.
- The team serves hot rolls at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Planning help
How our Christmas hog roast works in Lenham Heath
December dates book up early, especially Fridays, so ask early. Typical bookings include christmas fairs and club and society Christmas parties, with rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and apple sauce.
In a small place like Lenham Heath, December lanes are dark, so let us know about access and lighting. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Lenham Heath?
Nothing beats hot pork on a December evening.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Lenham Heath. Here are some of the most popular:
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Christmas family parties
- Winter open days
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like The Lenham School, hot rolls go down well.
Questions to ask before booking
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- VAT, if it applies
- What the price includes, item by item
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Label alternatives clearly
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
At the agreed time, we carve hot and serve, carved fresh.
Roast potatoes suit a winter menu.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Before booking, check:
- Parking near the cooking area
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- Flat ground outside, with lights for after dark
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast turkey
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What affects the price in Lenham Heath
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- Crockery choices
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your menu choices
- A photo of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
FAQs for Lenham Heath
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Lenham Heath too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
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.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
How early should we book for Christmas?
Very quickly, so ask early. Weekdays frequently have more availability.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Christmas parties in Lenham Heath: local tips
Lenham Heath is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Hosts in Lenham Heath book us for Christmas parties of all sizes. We bring hog roasts to 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
For colleagues travelling by train, the nearest station is Lenham station, about 2 miles north-west. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Lenham Heath, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
We cover Christmas parties in every part of the ME17 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Lenham Forstal Road, Crabtree Lane and Rose Lane, and a Christmas party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to Christmas parties in Lenham Forstal (1 mile north-west), Charing Heath (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Green (1 mile south), Leadingcross Green (2 miles north-west) and Lenham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east) and Minster (14 miles north).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (2.4 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion Inn (0.9 miles south-east)
Should I cook it myself?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards