Kent · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Newtown, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your team across Newtown and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Customer days
- Launch days
- Milestone celebrations
Slow-roasted pork in Newtown
What happens on the day
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. For a staff lunch in Newtown, daylight isn’t an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit cooking area. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Tell us where, when, how many and when you eat.
- We check access and gas rules and quote.
- The roast starts early on site.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve on time.
- We tidy up and leave.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Corporate hog roast in Newtown, slow-roasted on site
In Newtown, we cater retirements, openings and long-service celebrations, as a simple way to say thank you. Typical bookings include launch days and client hospitality, serving hog roast rolls, spit-roast lamb and halloumi skewers.
Rural businesses around Newtown can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, which makes a hog roast a real treat. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Perfect for your staff event in Newtown
Our staff serve and clear, so your team doesn’t have to.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Newtown. Here are some of the most popular:
- Summer staff parties
- Client and customer events
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Away days
For colleagues arriving by train, Hever station is about 1 mile away.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- What crockery is supplied
- Who carves and who serves
- If the price includes VAT
Planning a team lunch in Newtown
Newtown is about 6 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your team in Newtown? We can help. Newtown is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Newtown to London (about 24 miles away).
Historic houses near Newtown include Hever Castle (1 mile north) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.6 miles north-east). Estates and historic houses can make memorable settings for client events, but they generally set strict rules for caterers. Newtown sits roughly 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN8 postcode area, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. We can cater a staff event on streets such as Pigdown Lane and Uckfield Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. For staff events just outside Newtown, we cover Markbeech (1 mile south), Hever (1 mile north), Chiddingstone Hoath (1 mile south-east), How Green (2 miles north) and Walter's Green (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (8 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (12 miles east) and Southborough (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Haxted Watermill Museum (3.8 miles west) and Hever Castle (1 mile north).
- Local pubs include The Kentish Horse pub (0.5 miles south)
Nearby places to Newtown
What else we do in Newtown
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Common questions in Newtown
Is Newtown close to London?
About 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do a hog roast in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can a company book?
Let us know your company’s booking requirements, and we will explain the booking terms.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your staff will want somewhere dry to eat.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Why choose a hog roast in Newtown?
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast is easier to organise and keeps people together. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book with us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast for your team
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, so we can bring chicken, lamb or vegetarian options
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Collect dietary needs when you send the invite
We set up on the agreed spot, frequently first thing, then roast through the morning.
If it is a themed open day, tell us.
Where the roaster can go in Newtown
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Shelter for the team
- Space away from buildings, vehicles and trees
- Sign-off for outside caterers
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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