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Christmas Hog Roast for Wateringbury
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your Christmas party in Wateringbury and across Kent.
- Christmas markets
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Work Christmas parties
Planning an event in Wateringbury?
Christmas hog roast for your Christmas party in Wateringbury
December is dark early, so we set up in daylight and roast through the afternoon. The cooking area and path need lighting. Typical bookings include christmas family parties and year-end thank-yous, with halloumi skewers, crackling and apple sauce.
For a Christmas party near Wateringbury, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are frequently soft. The hog is roasted on site at your Christmas party, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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.
For event organisers in Wateringbury
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Why choose Christmas hog roast in Wateringbury?
Hot food on a cold night is always welcome.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Wateringbury. Typical bookings include:
- December open days
- Office Christmas parties
- End-of-term celebrations
- Christmas family parties
If people are coming by rail, Wateringbury has its own station, Wateringbury station.
What your quote should include
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Any travel or access charges
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
Nearby places to Wateringbury
Other occasions in Wateringbury
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. With sunset at about 3:50pm in December, most Christmas parties in Wateringbury are after dark. The cooking area is lit; the route to it may need lights too.
- Tell us when and where the party is.
- We confirm the space and send a price.
- The roast starts in the afternoon.
- We carve and serve hot on cue.
- We pack up, even in the rain.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your Christmas party: send us your details through our quote form.
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Wateringbury: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Wateringbury?
Wateringbury has its own station: Wateringbury station.
Is Wateringbury too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Is turkey available?
We can: turkey and pork together suit most Christmas parties.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
When should we book our Christmas party?
Very quickly, so ask early. Weekdays frequently have more availability.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
What affects the price in Wateringbury
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every Christmas party is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- Distance from us
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
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 are paying for.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Rough numbers
- Your menu choices
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A photo of the cooking area
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the Christmas party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Wateringbury in December: what to know
Wateringbury is about 5 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. Wateringbury is well within our area for Christmas parties. Wateringbury is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 28 miles away.
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Wateringbury Church of England Primary School, hot rolls go down well. A Christmas fair at Church of St John the Baptist is just the kind of event a hog roast suits.
We bring hog roasts to Christmas parties all over the ME18 postcode area. Whether your Christmas party is on Glebe Meadow, Allington Gardens and Hanbury Close or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Wateringbury we cover include Nettlestead (1 mile south-west), Red Hill (1 mile north-east), Teston (1 mile east), Kings Hill (1 mile north-west) and West Farleigh (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Oakwood Hospital (2.9 miles east) and Teapot Island (2.2 miles south).
- Pubs nearby include The Wateringbury pub (less than half a mile east)
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Ask about dietary needs when people RSVP
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Label alternatives clearly
A cooked roast holds for a while, so keep us posted.
Ask for china for a sit-down Christmas meal.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch the heat
- A hall, office or heated marquee for guests
- Firm ground rather than soft lawn
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast turkey
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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