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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Claygate, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Claygate.
- Team days and away days
- Open days and family days
- Project wrap-ups
A hog roast near Claygate
How our corporate hog roast works in Claygate
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. Keep everyone on site with a hog roast. For new premises openings and milestone celebrations, we can cook rotisserie chicken, salads and coleslaw and more.
Rural businesses around Claygate can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. The carving happens right in front of your staff, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What affects the price in Claygate
There’s no fixed price list, because every staff event is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
- The number of people
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Claygate
Which station is closest to Claygate?
The closest is Marden station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you cater in Claygate?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Claygate and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Working with your venue
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Next to a staff barbecue, everyone gets to join in. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why Claygate hosts choose us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. Lunchtime bookings in Claygate are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and the serving time.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Name a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
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. Use our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Staff days in Claygate: access and travel
Claygate is about 7 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater staff events across Claygate and nearby, from gardens to fields. Claygate is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 28 miles away.
For staff and visitors coming by train, Marden station, about 1.8 miles east, is the nearest station. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in TN12, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include Sheephurst Lane, Maidstone Road and Spenny Lane, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For staff events just outside Claygate, we cover Pearson's Green (1 mile south-west), Marden Beech (2 miles south-east), Marden (2 miles east), Queen Street (2 miles north-west) and Castle Hill (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles west), Kings Hill (7 miles north) and Foley Park (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are South East Romany Museum (2.7 miles east).
- Local pubs include The White Hart pub (less than half a mile west)
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
Give us a contact on site for the day.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Who books corporate hog roast in Claygate?
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
People around Claygate book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Team-building days
- Retirement do’s
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Client and customer events
Central London is about 33 miles from Claygate, well within our area.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Allergen information for every dish
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Travel and any London charges
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards