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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Marley, Kent
Corporate hog roast in Marley: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Site openings
- Away days
- Family fun days
A hog roast near Marley
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
About our corporate hog roast in Marley
Lunch breaks are frequently fixed, so the roast is timed to the minute. Rolls keep service fast. We are frequently asked to cater summer team parties and retirement do’s, with rotisserie chicken, salads and spit-roast lamb.
At country workplaces around Marley, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. The carving happens right in front of your staff, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
- Somewhere to park our vehicle
- A named contact for the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
Why choose corporate hog roast in Marley?
You do not need a staff kitchen, only an outdoor cooking area.
Hosts in Marley book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Team-building days
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Customer days
Marley sits roughly 65 miles from central London, well within our area.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Travel and any London charges
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Step by step
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your staff will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Open days in Marley typically finish in daylight, but in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check site access and send a price.
- On the day we set up and roast through the morning.
- We serve quickly within your break.
- Afterwards we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or CT14 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
Nearby places to Marley
What else we do in Marley
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Your questions about a hog roast for your team in Marley
Could you cook in Ham Fen?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Is Marley close to London?
About 65 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Can you roast in the rain?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
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. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you feed everyone in a short break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls are the fastest way to serve.
Can you feed staff and families?
Yes. Give us total numbers and we will cater for all.
Business events near Marley
Marley is about 3 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We cater staff events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Marley and the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
Commuters will know that the nearest station is Sandwich station, about 2.5 miles north. Among the historic houses close to Marley are Walmer Castle (3.5 miles south-east) and Goodnestone Park (5 miles west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their rules on gas cooking first. Within about 3 miles of the sea, sites can be windy.
We bring hog roasts to staff events all over the CT14 postcode area. Local streets include Broad Lane and Marley Lane; a staff event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Finglesham (1 mile north-east), Hacklinge (1 mile north-east), Northbourne (1 mile south), Ham (1 mile north-west) and Sholden Meadows (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (7 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (2.7 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Marley include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Sandwich Technology School (2.1 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Crown Inn (within half a mile north-east)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with individual food vans, carving serves the whole team fast. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Carved to order by a chef
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away