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Corporate Hog Roast for Hareplain
Treat your staff to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your staff event in Hareplain. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Staff summer days
- Client hospitality
- Launch days
Slow-roasted pork in Hareplain
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Hareplain
From a small team to a whole site, the roast is sized to fit. Tell us the numbers and the serving window for a quote. We are often asked to cater milestone celebrations and launch days, serving crackling, rotisserie chicken and salads.
At country workplaces around Hareplain, we can cook in the yard. Let us know about tracks and gates. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Why choose a hog roast in Hareplain?
Next to sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- All the equipment comes with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and the cost guide.
Events we cater in Hareplain
Our staff serve and clear, so your team doesn’t have to.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hareplain:
- Client hospitality
- End-of-project celebrations
- New premises openings
- Team days and away days
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Headcorn station is about 2.8 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether you want china
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Hareplain
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.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any venue rules
- Roughly how many people
- Your date and serving time
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
Send us the date, the address or TN27 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Hareplain: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Which station is closest to Hareplain?
Headcorn station, about 2.8 miles north of the centre.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your staff event for a quote.
How does payment work for businesses?
Tell us what your accounts team needs when you enquire, and we will explain the booking terms.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
Where on site can you cook?
Wherever your facilities team agrees, as long as it’s outdoors.
Can it be more formal?
With china and sides, it works well for clients.
Working with your venue
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Hareplain for staff days and open days
Hareplain is about 10 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in Hareplain, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Hareplain to Canterbury (about 23 miles away).
Hareplain is about 40 miles from central London. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. Close by, we cover staff events in Three Chimneys (1 mile south-west), Biddenden (1 mile south-east), Curteis' Corner (1 mile east), Lashenden (2 miles north-east) and Standen (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles west), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Kent Firefighting Museum (0.8 miles north) and Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include Three Chimneys Public House (0.6 miles south-west)
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Hareplain
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
Let us know about changes: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
China crockery is available for client events, quoted separately.
The process
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your staff event in Hareplain. In Hareplain, summer evenings stay light until about 9:15pm, which suits a team barbecue-style evening. In late September, the light goes at about 7:00pm.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- We set up early and roast through the morning.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We pack away and go.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, 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