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Hog Roast Hire for Chartham
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Chartham and across Kent.
- Festive gatherings
- Milestone birthdays
- Garden parties and barbecues
Hog roast hire for Chartham
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a barbecue, a hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone, instead of food coming off the grill in batches. See our guide to hog roast or barbecue. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book our hog roast in Chartham
- All the equipment comes with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Hog roast hire for your event in Chartham
Booking a hog roast means you don’t have to cook. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, ready to carve when you are. Typical bookings include milestone birthdays and wakes and memorial gatherings, serving coleslaw, rotisserie chicken and crackling.
In a hamlet or village like Chartham, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. The hog is roasted on site at your event, slowly, over several hours.
For event organisers in Chartham
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Planning a hog roast in Chartham
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Chartham, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Chartham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
Parks such as No Man's Orchard generally need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Mary, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Chartham. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Anywhere in CT4, we can bring the roaster to you. Local streets include Station Road, River Court and The Green; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Chartham we cover include Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Artichoke Inn (less than half a mile south-east)
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
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Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Apple sauce
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
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. Late September evenings in Chartham 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.
- First, you send us your date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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Your questions about a hog roast in Chartham
Is Chartham close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to Chartham?
Chartham has its own station: Chartham station.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. Your quote will set out what’s included.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can we have lamb or chicken?
It’s built around the hog, with lamb and chicken as extras.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
Let us know if the day runs late: we can hold the roast for a while.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast, priced in the quote.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away