Kent · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Dungate, Kent
Give your staff slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Dungate. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Retirement do’s
- Site open days
- New premises openings
Planning an event in Dungate?
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules.
Tell us about branding or theming for open days.
Corporate hog roast in Dungate, carved to order
Workplaces have rules, and we work to them: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Pass on your site’s requirements. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, salads and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for new premises openings and retirements and long-service awards.
For farms and rural sites near Dungate, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. Our chef carves in front of your staff, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Staff days in Dungate: access and travel
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Staff events in Dungate are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Dungate is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Dungate to Canterbury (about 14 miles away).
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.9 miles north of the centre. Central London is about 39 miles from Dungate. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Anywhere in ME9, we can roast on site for your staff. Other places close to Dungate we cover include Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
- Schools near Dungate include Fulston Manor School (2.3 miles north)
Towns and villages near Dungate
Also in Dungate
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Dungate
Can you do a hog roast in Cromers Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will make it work.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
How do we book for a business?
Send your requirements, and the quote will include the terms.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Daytime open days in Dungate are rarely affected by light, but in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- 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 pack away and leave the site as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Events we cater in Dungate
Our staff serve and clear, so your team does not have to.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Dungate, such as:
- Team days and away days
- Milestone celebrations
- Retirements and long-service awards
- New premises openings
Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (4.6 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
What the cooking area needs
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Level hardstanding or lawn
- Clearance from the building and parked cars
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- Access to the cooking area
- How many people are eating
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the event is
- Any venue rules
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a staff barbecue, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Dungate hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away