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Christmas Hog Roast for Staplehurst
Christmas hog roast in Staplehurst: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Christmas fairs
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Office Christmas parties
Christmas hog roast for Staplehurst
The menu, dish by dish
Roast turkey
For Christmas, roast turkey can join the pork, carved to order for a festive feel.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
How our Christmas hog roast works in Staplehurst
Add roast turkey alongside the hog, with roast potatoes and salads. There are options for people who don’t eat pork. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, roast turkey and roast potatoes, and typical bookings are for winter open days and society Christmas socials.
Around Staplehurst, Christmas parties are often at home, the village hall or a club. The roaster needs a lit spot and firm ground. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
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.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Late-December sunset in Staplehurst comes at about 3:50pm. A Christmas party in the evening means carving under lights.
- Book early for December.
- We check your venue and send a quote.
- We arrive while it is light and set up under cover.
- We serve hot rolls and turkey if you’ve chosen it.
- We tidy up and leave.
Getting ready for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN12 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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For event organisers in Staplehurst
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls
We pack up whatever the weather.
Add roast potatoes for a festive plate.
Staplehurst: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Staplehurst?
Staplehurst station, in Staplehurst itself.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Do you need lighting?
Yes: the cooking area, serving table and path need lighting after dark. Let us know what lighting the venue has.
When should we book our Christmas party?
December weekends go first. Ask as soon as you know your date.
Do you come to Staplehurst?
Yes, Staplehurst is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Do you do Christmas fairs?
We do Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons. Send us the details.
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Indoor space for eating
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
- A lit route to the food
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Staplehurst
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
- Crackling
Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- Travel to Staplehurst
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- What the outdoor space is like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
Planning a Christmas party in Staplehurst
Staplehurst is about 7 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at Christmas parties around Staplehurst. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Staplehurst to Canterbury (about 24 miles away).
Christmas fairs at a church such as All Saints Church can book a hog roast stall. Train travellers will want to know that there’s a station right in Staplehurst: Staplehurst station. Staplehurst is within about 5 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Christmas parties anywhere in TN12 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Station Road, High Street and North Down; a Christmas party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Nearby, we also cater Christmas parties in Hawkenbury (1 mile north-east), Marden Thorn (2 miles west), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles north), Wanshurst Green (2 miles north-west) and Sinkhurst Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles west) and Kings Hill (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Brattle Farm Museum (1 mile south-west) and Sissinghurst Castle (3.7 miles south).
- Pubs nearby include The Railway Tavern (less than half a mile north)
Events we cater in Staplehurst
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
However big or small the event in Staplehurst, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Lights switch-on evenings
- Christmas markets
- December open days
- New Year parties
A winter fair at a school like Staplehurst School gets dark early, so hot food is popular.
What to look for in a quote
- How many staff will carve and serve
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
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What else we do in Staplehurst
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards