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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Puddledock, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Puddledock and across Kent.
- Team-building days
- Milestone celebrations
- Thank-you lunches
Planning an event in Puddledock?
Corporate hog roast in Puddledock, slow-roasted on site
A summer party for staff in Puddledock doesn’t have to mean a restaurant booking. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. Popular choices include hog roast rolls, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for client and customer events and staff summer days.
Rural businesses around Puddledock can be a long way from anywhere to buy lunch, so a hog roast lunch is welcome. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Why choose a hog roast in Puddledock?
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast is easier to organise and keeps people together. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read how we price and the cost guide.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen list
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Share the allergen information with the team
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules, and keep vehicles where you ask.
A second meat gives the team a choice.
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. If your staff event in Puddledock runs into the evening, check the light: about 9:20pm in June, 7:05pm in late September and 3:50pm in December.
- Start with the date, site and numbers.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We leave the site clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Puddledock, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Puddledock
Which station is closest to Puddledock?
The closest is Swanley station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
How far is Puddledock from London?
About 13 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Can you work to our lunch time?
Yes. We time the roast to be ready and serve quickly. Rolls keep service quick.
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.
Do you cover Puddledock?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Puddledock and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
When do you start roasting?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
How does payment work for businesses?
Let us know your company’s booking requirements, and we’ll explain the booking terms.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A level spot in the car park, yard or grounds
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- A named contact for the day
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Business events near Puddledock
Puddledock is about 1 mile north of Swanley, in Kent. We cater staff events across Puddledock and nearby. Puddledock is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 13 miles away.
Commuters will know that Swanley station is about 1.8 miles away. Nearby historic houses include Hall Place and Gardens (2.2 miles north) and Red House (3.3 miles north-west). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for outside caterers. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We cater staff events across DA2 and BR8. Other places close to Puddledock we cover include Hextable (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile south-west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile north), Wilmington (1 mile north-east) and Swanley Village (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Dartford (3 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include West Hill Hospital (2.5 miles north-east) and Eynsford Castle (3.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit and Summer Hill.
- Nearby schools include Hextable School (0.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Ship pub (less than half a mile south-east)
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Plates or china
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Season and day of the week
- Site access
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What to tell us
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your date and serving time
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Events we cater in Puddledock
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Puddledock, including:
- Site open days
- New premises openings
- Long-service celebrations
- Customer days
Puddledock is about 13 miles from central London, well within our area.
Before you book anyone
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether VAT is included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards