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Christmas Hog Roast in Sheerness
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Sheerness and across Kent.
- Year-end thank-yous
- Office Christmas parties
- Christmas lights switch-ons
Book a hog roast in Sheerness
For event organisers in Sheerness
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Sheerness
Christmas get-togethers can mean a lot of people, and a hog roast means nobody spends the day cooking. We are frequently asked to cater club and society Christmas parties and festive family get-togethers, serving halloumi skewers, crackling and roast potatoes.
Around Sheerness, Christmas parties are often at home, the village hall or a club. The roaster needs a lit spot and firm ground. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The date and time of year
- Crockery choices
For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- A picture of the cooking area
- Allergies we should know about
Every Christmas party is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your Christmas party for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Add dietary questions to the invite
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Send the allergen list round before the party
We set up while it’s still light, and cook into the evening.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
What happens on the day
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. By about 3:50pm in late December, Sheerness is dark. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- It starts with your date, venue and rough numbers.
- We check the date and the outdoor cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We set up in daylight and roast into the evening.
- The team serves hot rolls at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold buffet, hot food wins in winter. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Served at the time you choose
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- No surprises: everything in writing
See our pricing and the cost guide.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Festive bookings around Sheerness
Sheerness is about 7 miles north of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cover Sheerness and its neighbours for Christmas parties. We cater 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 18 miles away.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Rose Street Primary School, suit a hog roast. A Christmas fair at Parish Church of the Holy Trinity is just the kind of event a hog roast suits.
This part of Kent takes in ME12, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. From High Street, Granville Road and Millennium Way or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Main roads around Sheerness include the A249 and A250, so getting the roaster to your Christmas party is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater Christmas parties include Blue Town (1 mile north-west), Halfway Houses (1 mile south-east), Queenborough (2 miles south), Rushenden (2 miles south-west) and Grain (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Sittingbourne (7 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles south-east), Faversham (10 miles south-east), Davington (10 miles south-east), Foley Park (15 miles south-west) and Preston (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities (within half a mile north).
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (1.6 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Crown pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Common questions in Sheerness
Could you cook in Barton's Point Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What’s the nearest station to Sheerness?
Sheerness has its own station: Sheerness-On-Sea station.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What happens if it is dark?
It gets dark early, so we’ll sort lighting together.
Who books Christmas hog roast in Sheerness?
It makes a work party feel generous.
Here’s what people in Sheerness most often book a hog roast for:
- New Year parties
- Club and society Christmas parties
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Work Christmas parties
If people are coming by rail, there’s a station right in Sheerness: Sheerness-On-Sea station.
What your quote should include
- How dietary needs are handled
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- VAT, if it applies
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Also near Sheerness
Other occasions in Sheerness
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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