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Corporate Hog Roast in Smarden Bell
Planning a hog roast for your team in Smarden Bell? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Open days and family days
- Away days
- Retirement do’s
A hog roast near Smarden Bell
Smarden Bell for staff days and open days
Smarden Bell is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your team in Smarden Bell? We cover the whole area. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 20 miles away.
Smarden Bell sits roughly 41 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area. Streets in the area include Bell Lane and Headcorn 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 Swift's Green (1 mile north), Smarden (1 mile south-east), Biddenden Green (1 mile east), Monk's Hill (1 mile south) and Lashenden (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Romden Castle (1.8 miles south-east) and Kent Firefighting Museum (2.8 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Bell Inn (under half a mile south)
About our corporate hog roast in Smarden Bell
Instead of booking a restaurant, bring the food to the team. A hog roast in the car park or grounds keeps everyone together. We’re often asked to cater end-of-project celebrations and staff thank-you lunches, serving rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and crackling.
At country workplaces around Smarden Bell, a hog roast brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Where the roaster can go in Smarden Bell
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A covered area or canteen for wet weather
- Clearance from the building and parked cars
- A named contact for the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with individual food vans, a hog roast feeds plenty of people quickly from one roast. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why Smarden Bell hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. For a staff lunch in Smarden Bell, daylight isn’t 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.
- You send us the site address, date, numbers and serving window.
- We check site access and send a price.
- We arrive in good time and start the roast under cover.
- The team carves and serves on time.
- We tidy up and leave the site clean.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Smarden Bell
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
Also near Smarden Bell
What else we do in Smarden Bell
Events we cater in Smarden Bell
It feels like a treat without the cost of a restaurant.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Smarden Bell, such as:
- New premises openings
- Customer days
- Project wrap-ups
- Family fun days
Commuters will know that Headcorn station is about 2 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Smarden Bell questions
Do you come out to small places like Smarden Bell?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Requirements vary: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
How we price a hog roast for your team
The price comes down to:
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rough numbers
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your staff event: use our quote form.
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away