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Christmas Party Catering in Tovil, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your Christmas party makes the food part of your Christmas party in Tovil.
- Christmas fairs
- Family Christmas gatherings
- End-of-year team celebrations
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Tovil: your questions answered
Could you cook in River Len LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Tovil?
Maidstone West station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre.
What about Christmas markets?
Yes. Hot rolls on a cold evening sell well.
Do you need lighting?
After dark, the serving area and the path to it need lighting. Tell us what’s already there and we’ll plan the rest with you.
Can you cater in Tovil?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Tovil and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can you serve inside our office or hall?
Cooking is always outdoors; guests can eat inside.
How do you work out quantities?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Christmas hog roast in Tovil, slow-roasted on site
December is dark early, so we start in daylight and roast into the evening. The cooking area and path need lighting. On the menu are roast potatoes, crackling and apple sauce, and we’re frequently booked for lights switch-on evenings and christmas fairs.
Around Tovil, 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.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a cold Christmas buffet, hot carved meat is far more welcome in December. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Tovil hosts choose us
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Carved to order by a chef
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
- A level spot outdoors with lighting nearby
- A lit route to the food
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast turkey
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
How we price a hog roast for your Christmas party
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To get the best quote, send us:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Dietary requirements
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
Send us the date, the address or ME16 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
How the day works
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In December, it’s dark in Tovil 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.
- We carve and serve hot when you’re ready.
- We clear away, even on a dark, wet evening.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Collect dietary needs with Christmas party sign-ups
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Send the allergen list round before the party
- Label alternatives clearly
We set up while it’s still light, and cook into the evening.
Add roast potatoes for a festive plate.
Perfect for your Christmas party in Tovil
Our staff serve and clear, even on a wet, dark night.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Tovil. Typical bookings include:
- Winter fairs and markets
- Christmas family parties
- End-of-year team celebrations
- Christmas lights switch-ons
For anyone getting the train home after the party, Maidstone West station is about 0.5 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How dietary needs are handled
- If the price includes VAT
Tovil in December: what to know
Tovil is about 1 mile west of Maidstone, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your Christmas party to Christmas parties anywhere in Tovil, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Tovil to Canterbury (about 25 miles away).
If a church like St Michael and All Angels Church 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 Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, hot rolls go down well. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Tovil; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
This part of Kent takes in ME16 and ME15, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. We can cater a Christmas party on streets such as Tovil Road, Wharf Road and Bower Lane, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For Christmas parties just outside Tovil, we cover Maidstone (1 mile east), Foley Park (2 miles north-east), Penenden Heath (2 miles north-east), Shepway (2 miles south-east) and Ringlestone (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Kent Fire Brigade Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Allington Castle (2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
- Local schools include Oakwood Park Grammar School (0.6 miles north-west) and St Augustine Academy (0.6 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The White Horse Public House (0.7 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards