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Corporate Hog Roast for Horden
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team makes the food part of your staff event in Horden.
- Launch days
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Client and customer events
A hog roast near Horden
For event organisers in Horden
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Corporate hog roast in Horden, carved to order
A hog roast brings lunch to the workplace. We set up in a car park, yard or courtyard in Horden, roast through the morning and carve at the time you set. We’re frequently asked to cater retirements and long-service awards and thank-you lunches, serving coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken.
For farms and rural sites near Horden, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. 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.
Places near Horden
What else we do in Horden
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Sign-off for outside caterers
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- Site access
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Dietary requirements
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The address or postcode
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Horden, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
How it works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Open days in Horden normally finish in daylight, but in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so late events need lighting.
- Get in touch with the basics.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Horden
There are options for people who don’t eat pork.
Whatever the occasion in Horden, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Site openings
- Long-service celebrations
- End-of-project celebrations
- Thank-you lunches
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Marden station, about 2.9 miles north.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for every dish
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Find out how many don’t eat pork, for the alternatives
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
At the agreed time, our chef carves and our staff serve, keeping the queue moving.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to sandwich platters, hot carved pork feels much more special. 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.
Why Horden hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Staff days in Horden: access and travel
Horden is about 6 miles south-east of Paddock Wood, in Kent. We cover Horden and its neighbours for staff events. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Horden to Canterbury (27 miles away).
Horden sits roughly 36 miles from central London. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 4 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN17 and TN12 postcode area. From Hill Top and Husheath Hill or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For staff events just outside Horden, we cover Colliers Green (1 mile south), Flishinghurst (2 miles south), Marden Thorn (2 miles north), Knox Bridge (2 miles east) and Cranbrook Common (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles west), Tonbridge (11 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north-west), Foley Park (10 miles north) and Paddock Wood (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (3.6 miles east) and Brattle Farm Museum (2 miles north-east).
Questions from Horden
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is Horden close to London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you need a car park?
Anywhere suitable and approved, outdoors and under cover.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What about family fun days?
Yes, a hog roast suits open days, with chicken and vegetarian options for visitors.
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.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards