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Christmas Hog Roast in Selling
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your Christmas party in Selling. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Winter open days
- New Year parties
- Club and society Christmas parties
Christmas hog roast for Selling
Is a hog roast right for your Christmas party?
Compared with a traditional sit-down Christmas lunch, a hog roast is more relaxed. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Christmas hog roast in Selling, slow-roasted on site
We plan for winter weather: we cook under cover, and guests eat somewhere warm. A hall, office or marquee works well. Popular choices include crackling, apple sauce and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater work Christmas parties and christmas fairs.
In a small place like Selling, December lanes are dark, so let us know about access and lighting. You will know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
How it works
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Late-December sunset in Selling comes at about 3:50pm. Evening Christmas parties need a well-lit carving station.
- Book early for December.
- You get a quote with the menu.
- We arrive while it’s light and set up under cover.
- We serve hot rolls and turkey if you’ve chosen it.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME13 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Selling: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Selling?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
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 follow the site rules.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you need lighting?
Yes: the cooking area, serving table and path need lighting after dark. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
Can we have roast turkey?
Yes, roast turkey is available for Christmas events, as well as the hog.
Do hog roasts work in winter?
Yes, the roast always cooks outdoors under cover. Guests will want somewhere warm and dry to eat.
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Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
- Indoor space for eating
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Find out who’d prefer turkey or chicken
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We clear away, even on a cold, wet night.
Roast turkey can be added.
What affects the price in Selling
Here’s what affects the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- The number of people
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.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Selling
Turkey and pork together cover everyone.
However big or small the event in Selling, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Festive family get-togethers
- Between-Christmas-and-New-Year get-togethers
- Society Christmas socials
- December open days
Train travellers will want to know that Selling station is about 0.8 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The space, cover and access they need
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Whether travel is included
Catered or do it yourself?
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.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Christmas parties in Selling: local tips
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your Christmas party to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Selling. We cater 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
If a church like Church of St Mary is running a Christmas fair, hot pork rolls are a welcome sight on a cold evening. If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Selling Church of England Primary School, hot rolls go down well. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Selling; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
We cater Christmas parties across the ME13 postcode area and the streets around it. Your Christmas party could be at a house on Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. For Christmas parties just outside Selling, we cover Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you will find The White Lion Public House (within half a mile west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away