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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Rough Common, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your team across Rough Common and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Staff summer days
- Customer days
- Site open days
Corporate hog roast for Rough Common
Corporate hog roast in Rough Common, carved to order
Staff days in Rough Common work well with a hog roast: rolls are fast to serve and easy to eat. Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options cover everyone else. For summer team parties and end-of-project celebrations, we will put together a menu of spit-roast lamb, crackling and coleslaw and more.
At country workplaces around Rough Common, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Let us know about tracks and gates. The hog is roasted on site at your staff event, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your staff.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
Afterwards we tidy up, leaving the site as we found it.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
The process
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. If your staff event in Rough Common runs into the evening, check the light: about 9:15pm in June, 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December.
- Contact us with the basics.
- We check with facilities and quote.
- We roast on site.
- Service is fast once we carve.
- We clear up afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a plated lunch, a hog roast is relaxed and normally better value. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book our hog roast in Rough Common
- Timed around your day
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Crackling
For many people, the crackling is the best bit: golden, crunchy and salty, straight off the hog.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Site access
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Rough Common
Is Rough Common too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can you set up in our car park?
Anywhere suitable and approved, outdoors and under cover.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
Can you cater in Rough Common?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Rough Common and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Also near Rough Common
More for events in Rough Common
Rough Common for staff days and open days
Rough Common is about 2 miles north-west of Canterbury, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, staff events around Rough Common suit a hog roast. Rough Common is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
Rough Common is about 51 miles from central London, well within our area. The coast is within about 5 miles, and open sites can be breezy, so we choose a sheltered spot for the roaster.
Anywhere in CT2, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Ross Gardens, Firtree Close and Rough Common Road, and a staff event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater staff events in Harbledown (1 mile south-east), Upper Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Hales Place (1 mile east), Wincheap (2 miles south-east) and Thanington (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south-west), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south), Whitstable (4 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (1.6 miles south-east) and Canterbury Castle (1.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Edmund's School (0.5 miles east) and The Archbishop's School (1.1 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Dog and Bear pub (under half a mile south)
Who books corporate hog roast in Rough Common?
Chicken, lamb and vegetarian options are available.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Rough Common:
- Team-building days
- Thank-you lunches
- Summer team parties
- Launch days
Commuters will know that the nearest station is Canterbury West station, about 1.3 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether travel is included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, 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