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Hog Roast Hire for Charlton-in-Dover
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast in Charlton-in-Dover and across Kent.
- Clubhouse events
- Community events
- Weddings, day or evening
Slow-roasted pork in Charlton-in-Dover
Hog roast hire in Charlton-in-Dover, carved to order
A hog roast is one of the simplest ways to feed a crowd in Charlton-in-Dover: one roast, slow-cooked for hours, carved in front of everyone. We bring the roaster, the cover and the serving kit, and our staff serve and clear. For christmas fairs and clubhouse events, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, coleslaw and spit-roast lamb.
There may be a hall or playing field near Charlton-in-Dover if the garden is small; any can host a hog roast with permission. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Who books hog roast hire in Charlton-in-Dover?
Most people love roast pork and crackling, and there are alternatives for everyone else.
People around Charlton-in-Dover book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Weddings, day or evening
- Christmas parties
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
If you had Connaught Park in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park.
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FAQs for Charlton-in-Dover
Can you do a hog roast in Connaught Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
What meats can we have?
Pork is the classic, and you can add spit-roast lamb or rotisserie chicken. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Most people choose catering.
Why choose a hog roast in Charlton-in-Dover?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which often makes it better value. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Sides to make it a full meal
- All the equipment comes with us
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there is a piece for everyone who wants it.
Hog roast hire around Charlton-in-Dover
Charlton-in-Dover is about 1 mile south-east of Dover, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Charlton-in-Dover, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Charlton-in-Dover is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Charlton-in-Dover to Canterbury (about 14 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, Dover Priory station, about 0.6 miles south, is the nearest station. Churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by normally does. The coast is within about a mile of Charlton-in-Dover, and coastal sites can be windy. We plan a sheltered cooking spot on windy days.
Here we cover the CT16, CT17 and CT15 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Odo Road, Eric Road and Lorne Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Charlton-in-Dover is on the A256, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Close by, we cover events in Tower Hamlets (1 mile south-west), Guston (2 miles north-east), Church Whitfield (2 miles north), East Langdon (3 miles north-east) and West Cliffe (3 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles south-west) and Walmer (6 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Dover Castle (0.9 miles south-east) and Old Town Gaol (under half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights.
- Nearby schools include Dover Grammar School for Girls (under half a mile south-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (less than half a mile north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (within half a mile south)
How it works
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your guests, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Late September evenings in Charlton-in-Dover lose the light at about 7:00pm, and in December it is nearer 3:50pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Send final numbers in good time
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
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. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- A level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Charlton-in-Dover
- Crackling
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards