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Corporate Hog Roast in Horsmonden
Planning a hog roast for your team in Horsmonden? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Long-service celebrations
- Thank-you lunches
- Staff summer days
Book a hog roast in Horsmonden
About our corporate hog roast in Horsmonden
For a staff day in Horsmonden, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser: quick to serve, easy to eat standing up and enjoyed by most people. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. Whether it is site openings and thank-you lunches, we’ll put together a menu of crackling, spit-roast lamb and rotisserie chicken for your staff.
At country workplaces around Horsmonden, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Timings are planned around your staff event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Nearby places to Horsmonden
What else we do in Horsmonden
Step by step
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Daytime open days in Horsmonden are rarely affected by light, but in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so late events need lighting.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Horsmonden: your questions answered
Is Horsmonden too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Horsmonden close to London?
About 34 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cover Horsmonden?
Yes, Horsmonden is in our area. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We do not provide halal meat.
Can you do a hog roast for a client event?
It can be dressed up, depending on the crockery and menu.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain does not stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
Yes. We time the roast to be ready and serve quickly. Rolls keep service quick.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to street-food vans, a hog roast feeds plenty of people quickly from one roast. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Horsmonden
- Carved to order by a chef
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Timed around your day
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Horsmonden for staff days and open days
Horsmonden is about 7 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Wherever your staff event is in Horsmonden, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 30 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Horsmonden are Scotney Castle (3.4 miles south). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: Paddock Wood station is about 3.4 miles away. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Staff events anywhere in TN12 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many staff. Whether your staff event is on Morley Drive, Woodgate Mews and Back Lane or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Horsmonden, we also cover Hazel Street (1 mile south-west), Capel Cross (1 mile south-east), Broad Ford (1 mile south-east), Palmer's Green (1 mile north-west) and Castle Hill (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (9 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.3 miles west) and Finchcocks Musical Museum (2.5 miles south).
- Nearby, you will find The Highwayman pub (less than half a mile west)
Where the roaster can go in Horsmonden
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A named contact for the day
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Horsmonden
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
DIY versus a catered hog roast
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, for the alternatives
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
Afterwards we tidy up, and leave the site clean.
Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed.
Events we cater in Horsmonden
It brings people together outside the office.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Horsmonden:
- Thank-you lunches
- Team-building days
- Summer staff parties
- Site openings
Horsmonden sits roughly 34 miles from central London, well within our area.
What to look for in a quote
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
- VAT, if it applies
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards