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Hog Roast Hire for Biddenden
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast makes the food part of your event in Biddenden.
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Clubhouse events
- Festive gatherings
A hog roast near Biddenden
For event organisers in Biddenden
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Hog roast hire in Biddenden, slow-roasted on site
We provide a fully catered hog roast: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. For club events and presentations and wakes, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, crackling and rotisserie chicken and more.
In a small place like Biddenden, a hog roast frequently goes in a field, a farmyard or a big garden. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm, level ground matters most. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Your questions about a hog roast in Biddenden
Do you come out to small places like Biddenden?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
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 follow the site rules.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is it just pork?
It is built around the hog, but lamb and chicken can be added.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which generally keeps the cost down. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Light matters for a long roast: around Biddenden, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Get a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast in Biddenden: local details
Biddenden is about 10 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Planning a hog roast in Biddenden? We cover the whole area. Biddenden is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Biddenden to Canterbury (22 miles away).
For a fundraiser at a school like John Mayne Church of England Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. For guests coming by train, the nearest station is Headcorn station, about 3.5 miles north. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Biddenden. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
This part of Kent takes in TN27, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as High Street, The Meadows and Cloth Hall Gardens or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Biddenden, we also cover Curteis' Corner (1 mile north-east), Woolpack Corner (1 mile south-east), Standen (1 mile north-east), Hareplain (1 mile north-west) and Stede Quarter (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west), Foley Park (12 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (12 miles west) and Tenterden (4 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Benenden Hospital (2.3 miles south-west) and Sissinghurst Castle (2.6 miles west).
- Local pubs include The Red Lion Inn (under half a mile south-east)
Where the roaster can go in Biddenden
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Parking near the spot
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
Events we cater in Biddenden
Most people love roast pork and crackling, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
Here’s what people in Biddenden most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Summer garden parties
- Staff days and open days
- Weddings, day or evening
- Birthdays and anniversaries
If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Parish Church of All Saints, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and any London charges
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- The space, cover and access they need
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Crockery choices
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Biddenden
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.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rules from the venue or landowner
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Full catering or machine hire?
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
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.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away