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Hog Roast for Staff Days in Thanington, Kent
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast for your team in Thanington and across Kent.
- Customer days
- Retirements and long-service awards
- Team treats
Corporate hog roast in Thanington
Thanington: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Thanington?
The closest is Canterbury East station, roughly 1 mile away.
How does payment work for businesses?
Let us know your company’s booking requirements, and we’ll confirm how booking and payment work.
What about family fun days?
Yes. Include visitors in your numbers and we’ll cater for all.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Do you come to Thanington?
We do. Send us the address and we will check the date.
Will there be enough to go round?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We’ll confirm the menu in the quote.
Can you send documents for facilities?
Tell us what your site asks for, and we will confirm what we can provide.
Corporate hog roast in Thanington, carved to order
In Thanington, we cater retirements, openings and long-service celebrations, as a simple way to say thank you. We’re frequently asked to cater site openings and summer staff parties, serving hog roast rolls, salads and halloumi skewers.
Teams near Thanington frequently go for a lunch in the yard or grounds. Let us know about the site. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
If it is for clients, add china, sides and a second roast to make it more formal. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why Thanington hosts choose us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
Organising for someone else?
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We will keep you both updated.
Towns and villages near Thanington
Other occasions in Thanington
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Planning a team lunch in Thanington
Thanington is about 1 mile south-west of Wincheap, in Kent. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Thanington. Thanington is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater.
Teams travelling in by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Canterbury East station, roughly 1 mile north-east of the centre. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Here we cover the CT1 and CT2 postcode area, and we can cater your staff event anywhere in it. Your staff event could be at a house on Godwin Road, Bell Avenue and Ashford Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Thanington we cover include Wincheap (1 mile north-east), Stuppington (1 mile south-east), Harbledown (1 mile north), Canterbury (1 mile north-east) and Upper Harbledown (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (6 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles north-east) and Canterbury Castle (1 mile north-east). Open spaces near Thanington include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local schools include The Canterbury Academy (0.8 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Duke's Head Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
Why choose corporate hog roast in Thanington?
Our staff serve and clear, so nobody on your team has to help.
Hosts in Thanington book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Long-service celebrations
- Milestone celebrations
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Summer team parties
Thanington sits roughly 52 miles from central London.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- The full menu and the sides
- Staffing on the day
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
What affects the price in Thanington
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How many people are eating
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Keep alternatives clearly labelled
- Give us vegetarian and vegan numbers
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Ask staff about dietary needs in advance
At the agreed time, our chef carves and our staff serve, so people get back to work on time.
Ask about china for a more formal lunch, quoted separately.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Open days in Thanington typically finish in daylight, though in winter it is dark by about 3:50pm, so late events need lighting.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards