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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Hazelwood, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your team in Hazelwood? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
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A hog roast near Hazelwood
About our corporate hog roast in Hazelwood
A carving station gives a client event a sense of occasion. With china and sides, it becomes a proper meal. For open days and family days and site openings, we can cook spit-roast lamb, crackling and rotisserie chicken for your staff.
For farms and rural sites near Hazelwood, 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.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
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Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Approval from facilities for gas equipment
- A contact on site
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Find out how many do not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
If the schedule moves, tell us: a cooked roast can be held for a while.
If it is a themed open day, tell us.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Access to the cooking area
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance from us
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- What the outdoor space is like
- Your menu choices
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. Fill in our quote form.
Step by step
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Evening staff events in Hazelwood need light after sunset: about 9:20pm in June, 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Ask for a quote
Every staff event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: use our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, nobody from the team is stuck cooking. 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, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Planned to your running order
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Workplace catering around Hazelwood
Hazelwood is about 4 miles south of Orpington, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your team to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hazelwood. Hazelwood is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 14 miles away.
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is Chelsfield station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. Among the historic houses close to Hazelwood are Down House (1 mile west) and Quebec House (4.7 miles south). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they typically set strict rules for caterers. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 5 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater staff events across the TN14 postcode area. Local streets include Hazelwood Road, Cudham Lane North and Spinney Way; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Hazelwood, we also cover Downe (1 mile west), Luxted (1 mile south-west), Cudham (1 mile south), Single Street (1 mile south-west) and Green Street Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Dartford (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south-east), Northfleet (14 miles north-east) and Swanley (6 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Orpington Hospital (2.1 miles north-east) and Crofton Roman Villa (2.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Betsom's Hill and Downe Bank Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Green Street Green Primary School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find George and Dragon pub (0.9 miles west)
For planners, venues and organisers
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Hazelwood
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’ll follow the site rules.
Which station is closest to Hazelwood?
Chelsfield station, about 2.1 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
We can provide gluten-free rolls if you ask. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards