Kent · England
Christmas Party Catering in Rushenden, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party across Rushenden and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Christmas lights switch-ons
- Work Christmas parties
- Festive open evenings
Slow-roasted pork in Rushenden
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Flat ground outside, with lights for after dark
- Lighting on the path from the party to the serving area
- Hardstanding if possible in winter
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
About our Christmas hog roast in Rushenden
December dates book up early, especially Fridays, so get in touch as soon as you know your date. We’re often asked to cater end-of-year team celebrations and work Christmas parties, with apple sauce, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes.
In winter near Rushenden, we need firm ground and light, as fields are often soft. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a plated turkey lunch, a hog roast is more relaxed. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Rushenden
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Planned to your running order
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Questions from Rushenden
Do you come out to small places like Rushenden?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Rushenden from London?
About 36 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Do hog roasts work in winter?
Winter is a great time for a hog roast, as long as guests have shelter.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Can we have roast turkey?
Roast turkey can be added for Christmas, alongside the pork.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- Numbers
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
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.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Count who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
If the party runs late, we can hold the roast a little, so tell us about delays.
Add roast turkey for a traditional Christmas touch.
Who books Christmas hog roast in Rushenden?
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
In Rushenden and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Staff Christmas do’s
- Year-end thank-yous
- Winter fairs and markets
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
If a church like Parish Church of the Holy Trinity is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Exactly what’s included in the price
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. With sunset at about 3:50pm in December, most Christmas parties in Rushenden are after dark. The cooking area is lit; tell us about lighting on the way to it.
- Ask early for a December date.
- We check your venue and send a quote.
- We set up under cover in daylight.
- We serve pork, turkey and sides.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Rushenden, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
Related guides
Planning a Christmas party in Rushenden
Rushenden is about 2 miles south-west of Sheerness, in Kent. Rushenden is well within our area for Christmas parties. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
A winter fair at a school like Queenborough School and Nursery gets dark early, so hot food is popular. If people are coming by rail, Queenborough station is about 0.6 miles away.
This part of Kent takes in ME11, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. That could mean a Christmas party in a garden on Well Road, Manor Road and First Avenue, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater Christmas parties in Queenborough (1 mile north-east), Halfway Houses (2 miles north-east), Sheerness (2 miles north-east), Blue Town (2 miles north) and Grain (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (5 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (9 miles south-east), Minster (3 miles east) and Davington (9 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Queenborough Guildhall Museum (0.5 miles north) and Castle Rough (3.5 miles south).
- Local schools include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (2.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Old House at Home (0.5 miles north)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away