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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hartley, Kent
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in Hartley.
- Site openings
- Client and customer events
- Thank-you lunches
Corporate hog roast for Hartley
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Hartley
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How far is Hartley from London?
About 39 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is a hog roast smart enough for clients?
Yes. Add china, sides and a second roast for a more formal feel.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Give us your break time and numbers and we will plan around them.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do you need a car park?
Anywhere suitable and approved, outdoors and under cover.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
How our corporate hog roast works in Hartley
From a small team to a whole site, we size the roast to your numbers. Give us numbers and timings and we will quote. Typical bookings include staff summer days and thank-you lunches, with hog roast rolls, crackling and salads.
At country workplaces around Hartley, we can cook in the yard. Tell us about access. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to sandwich platters, a hog roast is hot, fresh and feels like an event. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why Hartley hosts choose us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
See our prices page and the cost guide.
What else we do in Hartley
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Lunchtime bookings in Hartley are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- You get a check on the date and the site, and a quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
We’ll sign in and follow site rules, and keep vehicles where you ask.
If it is a themed open day, tell us.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Hartley
- Whether you want china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Any venue rules
- Rough numbers
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning a team lunch in Hartley
Hartley is about 8 miles south-east of Paddock Wood, in Kent. We cater staff events of every size in Hartley. Hartley is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Hartley to Canterbury (about 28 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Hartley are Scotney Castle (4.4 miles west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 2 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
For staff events in TN17, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Local streets include Hartley Road, Campion Crescent and Hartley Court Gardens; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover staff events in Swattenden (1 mile east), Cranbrook (1 mile north-east), Baker's Cross (2 miles north-east), Gill's Green (2 miles south) and Beal's Green (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (14 miles north), Foley Park (14 miles north) and Paddock Wood (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Benenden Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Sissinghurst Castle (3.8 miles north-east).
Planning the cooking spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
Why choose corporate hog roast in Hartley?
We look after serving and clearing, so nobody on your team has to help.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Hartley, such as:
- Thank-you lunches
- Summer staff parties
- Launch days
- Open days and family days
Hartley sits roughly 39 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What your quote should include
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
The menu, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, carved to order at the serving station.
Rotisserie chicken
For staff who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away