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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Smarden, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your team turns the food into a centrepiece of your staff event in Smarden.
- Long-service celebrations
- Away days
- Family fun days
Planning an event in Smarden?
How it works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Evening staff events in Smarden need light after sunset: about 9:15pm in June, 7:00pm in late September and 3:50pm in December.
- Contact us with the basics.
- We sort access and send a quote.
- We arrive and set up under cover.
- We carve and serve quickly.
- We leave the site clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the staff event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
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How our corporate hog roast works in Smarden
Open days and family fun days need food that copes with a crowd. One roast feeds a crowd, with our staff serving and clearing. We serve halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and crackling, and we are often booked for staff thank-you lunches and customer days.
At country workplaces around Smarden, we can cook in the yard. Tell us about access. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For staff who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children generally like it too.
Crackling
Crackling takes hours to get right, which is exactly what a slow hog roast gives it.
Staff days in Smarden: access and travel
Smarden is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your team to staff events anywhere in Smarden, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Smarden is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
Commuters will know that Pluckley station is about 2.6 miles away. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
For staff events in TN27, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many staff. Your staff event could be at a house on The Street, The Acorns and Water Lane or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover staff events in Biddenden Green (1 mile north-east), Smarden Bell (1 mile north-west), Monk's Hill (1 mile south-west), Swift's Green (1 mile north-west) and Standen (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Romden Castle (1 mile east) and Benenden Hospital (5.3 miles south-west).
- Local pubs include The Chequers Inn (less than half a mile south)
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Common questions in Smarden
Is Smarden too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Smarden?
The closest is Pluckley station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
What paperwork do you provide for our site?
Each site is different: send us the checklist and we’ll reply.
How does payment work for businesses?
Send your requirements, and the quote will include the terms.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
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.
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 do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Full catering or machine hire?
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
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.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Put the allergen list where people can see it
- Add a dietary question to the sign-up
- Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen list
We follow your site’s sign-in and safety rules.
Salads and coleslaw make it a fuller lunch.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a restaurant outing, a hog roast keeps everyone on site and saves travel. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Smarden hosts choose us
- Served at the time you choose
- Carved to order by a chef
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
See how we price or the cost guide.
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Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- A safe distance from walls and vehicles
- Flat ground in a car park or courtyard
- Shelter for the team
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
How we price a hog roast for your team
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Crockery choices
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Smarden
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Dietary requirements
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your staff event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away