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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Crockenhill, Kent
Give your staff slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Crockenhill. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Client hospitality
- Team-building days
- Site open days
Slow-roasted pork in Crockenhill
FAQs for Crockenhill
Do you come out to small places like Crockenhill?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Crockenhill?
The closest is Swanley station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Do we need our own staff?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls keep service quick.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we will talk you through it.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Where on site can you cook?
Anywhere suitable and approved, as long as it is outdoors.
How our corporate hog roast works in Crockenhill
Open days and family fun days need food that copes with a crowd. A hog roast does exactly that, and our team serves and clears. For staff thank-you lunches and site open days, we can cook crackling, spit-roast lamb and salads for your staff.
At country workplaces around Crockenhill, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Should I cook it myself?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
On the day, we arrive early and set up where agreed, then roast through the morning.
If it is a themed open day, tell us.
Why choose a hog roast in Crockenhill?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, everyone gets to join in. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
- Your site’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Level hardstanding or lawn
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Crockenhill
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
Who books corporate hog roast in Crockenhill?
It needs no kitchen on site, just an outdoor spot.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- New premises openings
- Milestone celebrations
- Retirement do’s
- Away days
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Swanley station is about 0.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Crockenhill for staff days and open days
Crockenhill is about 2 miles east of Orpington, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at staff events around Crockenhill, from gardens to fields. Crockenhill is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Crockenhill to London (about 14 miles away).
Within reach of Crockenhill are historic houses such as Lullingstone Castle (2.3 miles south-east) and Hall Place and Gardens (4.6 miles north). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers. Crockenhill sits roughly 14 miles from central London. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 4 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in BR8, we can roast on site for your staff, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Church Road, Old Chapel Road and Sounds Lodge, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater staff events include Kevington (1 mile west), Swanley (1 mile north-east), Well Hill (2 miles south), Derry Downs (2 miles west) and Maypole (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Dartford (5 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles east), Tonbridge (14 miles south), Northfleet (9 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-east).
A little further out are London Borough of Bromley Museum (2.5 miles west) and Orpington Hospital (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Crockenhill includes The Warren and Summer Hill.
- Schools near Crockenhill include Orchards Academy (1.1 miles north)
Organising for someone else?
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 will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
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How we price a hog roast for your team
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Distance from us
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Season and day of the week
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. For a staff lunch in Crockenhill, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. Summer events have daylight until around 9:20pm.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away