Kent · England
Corporate Hog Roast for Pluckley Thorne
We bring a hog roast for your team to Pluckley Thorne and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
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A hog roast near Pluckley Thorne
Corporate hog roast in Pluckley Thorne, carved to order
A corporate hog roast feeds a team without anyone leaving site. We roast on site in Pluckley Thorne through the morning and serve at your lunch break. Whether it is staff summer days and site open days, we will put together a menu of salads, coleslaw and hog roast rolls and more.
Near Pluckley Thorne, workplaces can be far from shops, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Where the roaster can go in Pluckley Thorne
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Someone to meet us at reception
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Access through the site gates
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Pluckley Thorne
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Remember that stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
Afterwards we tidy up, leaving the site as we found it.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
Is a hog roast right for your staff event?
Next to a plated lunch, it is less formal and normally costs less. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why Pluckley Thorne hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Planned to your running order
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Business events near Pluckley Thorne
Pluckley Thorne is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Pluckley Thorne, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
Pluckley Thorne sits roughly 43 miles from central London. For colleagues arriving by train, Pluckley station is about 1 mile away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We bring hog roasts to staff events all over the TN27 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Smarden Road and Lambden Road, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Pluckley Thorne, we also cover Fir Toll (1 mile south-east), Pluckley (1 mile north-east), Chambers' Green (1 mile south), Mundy Bois (1 mile north-west) and Newland Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Davington (12 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
A little further out are Romden Castle (2.2 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Black Horse Inn (0.5 miles north-east)
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The date and time of year
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Numbers
- Access to the cooking area
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
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.
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Towns and villages near Pluckley Thorne
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Pluckley Thorne: your questions answered
How far is Pluckley Thorne from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Pluckley Thorne?
The closest is Pluckley station, roughly 1 mile away.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you set up in our car park?
Wherever your facilities team agrees, as long as it’s outdoors.
Do you cater open days with families?
We do. Include visitors in your numbers and we’ll plan for everyone.
Do you provide china?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can you serve a fixed lunch break?
We plan the roast around your break. Rolls keep service quick.
How the day works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. For a staff lunch in Pluckley Thorne, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:50pm, so plan lighting for later events. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- We start with the site, date, numbers and lunch break.
- We check access and the cooking area, then quote.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We pack away and leave the site as we found it.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Getting a price
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
- 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