Kent · England
Hog Roast for Staff Days in Penenden Heath, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your team in Penenden Heath? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Retirement do’s
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Family fun days
Corporate hog roast in Penenden Heath
Penenden Heath: your questions answered
How far is Penenden Heath from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Vinters Valley Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do you need a car park?
A car park, yard or grounds normally works, if there’s a level spot away from buildings and vehicles.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: pass on your list and we’ll respond.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
About our corporate hog roast in Penenden Heath
Sites usually have rules for outside caterers: access, gas cooking and the cooking area. Tell us what your facilities team needs. For client and customer events and team days and away days, we can cook hog roast rolls, salads and rotisserie chicken.
Work events near Penenden Heath might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. A hog roast suits all of them. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
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Who books corporate hog roast in Penenden Heath?
A proper thank-you, without a restaurant bill.
Here’s what people in Penenden Heath most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Thank-you lunches
- Retirement do’s
- Site open days
- Away days
Penenden Heath sits roughly 31 miles from central London.
Comparing caterers
- What crockery is supplied
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
Allergies and dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
We’ll sign in and follow site rules, and keep vehicles where you ask.
If it is a themed open day, tell us.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Next to taking the team out, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved by our chef in front of your staff
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
How it works
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Evening staff events in Penenden Heath need light after sunset: sunset ranges from about 9:15pm in June to 3:50pm in December.
- Send us the site, date, numbers and break time.
- 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
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Somewhere for staff to eat if it rains
- A named contact for the day
- Level hardstanding or lawn
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Salads
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Workplace catering around Penenden Heath
Penenden Heath is about 1 mile north of Maidstone, in Kent. We cover Penenden Heath and its neighbours for staff events. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 24 miles away.
For staff and visitors coming by train, Maidstone East station is about 0.7 miles away. With the A249 nearby, getting our equipment to site is straightforward. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
For staff events in ME14, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Your staff event could be at a house on Rock Road, Byron Road and Knowle Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Main roads around Penenden Heath include the A249, so getting the roaster to your staff event is simple. Close by, we cover staff events in Foley Park (1 mile south-west), Harbourland (1 mile north), Grove Green (1 mile east), Ringlestone (1 mile north-west) and Maidstone (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Faversham (15 miles east).
A little further out are Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (0.7 miles south-west) and The Mall Maidstone (0.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Penenden Heath includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Valley Park School (0.6 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Hollybush Public House (0.5 miles west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away