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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hartley, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Hartley? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Client and customer events
- Milestone celebrations
A hog roast near Hartley
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a staff barbecue, everyone gets to join in. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Corporate hog roast for your staff event in Hartley
A hog roast brings lunch to the workplace. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Hartley, roast through the morning and carve at the time you set. Typical bookings include new premises openings and open days and family days, serving halloumi skewers, coleslaw and crackling.
Teams near Hartley often go for a lunch in the yard or grounds. Tell us about the site and access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
Occasions we serve in Hartley
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- End-of-project celebrations
- Summer team parties
- Client hospitality
- Family fun days
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Longfield station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- Any travel or access charges
- How dietary needs are handled
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
How it works
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Open days in Hartley usually finish in daylight, though in winter it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We confirm the site details and send a price.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We pack away and go.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Access through the site gates
- Sign-off for outside caterers
- Level hardstanding or lawn
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Hartley
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Your menu choices
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Common questions in Hartley
Can you do a hog roast in Rectory Meadow?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Hartley?
The closest is Longfield station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
How does payment work for businesses?
Send your requirements, and we will set out the terms with your quote.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your staff event for a quote.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Towns and villages near Hartley
What else we do in Hartley
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Hartley for staff days and open days
Hartley is about 4 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Hartley, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. Hartley is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
Historic houses near Hartley include Cobham College (3.9 miles east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. Hartley is about 19 miles from central London, well within our area. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
Anywhere in DA3, we can bring the roaster to you. That could mean a staff event in a garden on Church Road, Dickens Close and Stack Lane, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Hartley, we also cover Longfield (1 mile north), New Barn (1 mile north-east), Longfield Hill (1 mile east), New Ash Green (1 mile south) and Nash Street (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Darent Valley Hospital (4 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (4.1 miles north). Open spaces near Hartley include Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (0.7 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find Railway Tavern (0.9 miles north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away