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Hog Roast Hire for Bidborough
Hog roast hire in Bidborough: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Christmas fairs
- Weddings, day or evening
- Club events and presentations
Planning an event in Bidborough?
Hog roast hire for your event in Bidborough
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, for hours, under a gazebo outside. Then our chef carves it and the team serves it in rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. We serve salads, new potatoes and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for christmas parties and garden parties and barbecues.
Somewhere like Bidborough, a yard or firm field frequently works. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Our staff serve and clear, so you are not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, with gluten-free rolls on request.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too. Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why Bidborough hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Your questions about a hog roast in Bidborough
Do you come out to small places like Bidborough?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can you do a hog roast in Haysden Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Is it just pork?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Apple sauce
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
Looking after everyone
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
If timings shift, tell us: we can hold the roast for a while.
We can supply china instead of standard plates, quoted separately.
Should I cook it myself?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Plates or china
- Time on site
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
- The address or postcode
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
Also near Bidborough
Other occasions in Bidborough
Who books hog roast hire in Bidborough?
There is very little for you to organise: just an outdoor spot for the roaster. Everything else comes with us.
Here’s what people in Bidborough most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Work summer parties
- Club events and presentations
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Summer garden parties
PTAs at schools such as Southborough CofE Primary School often look for a hot-food stall for fairs and sports days.
Comparing caterers
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Planning a hog roast in Bidborough
Bidborough is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Bidborough, whatever the venue. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Bidborough to London (27 miles away).
Churches such as Parish Church of St Lawrence rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does. For anyone arriving by rail, the closest railway station is Leigh (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles north-west of the centre.
This part of Kent takes in TN3 and TN4, so your event can be anywhere in it. From High Street, Rectory Drive and Glebelands or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Other places close to Bidborough we cover include Stockland Green (1 mile south), Printstile (1 mile west), Southborough (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile south-west) and Lower Haysden (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles north-east), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge Castle (2.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Bidborough includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Nearby schools include St Gregory's Catholic School (1.6 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Beehive Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
How the day works
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: in Bidborough, sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June, but by late December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so winter bookings need lighting from mid-afternoon.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- We roast slowly on site, then carve for your guests.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Send final numbers in good time
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away