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Hog Roast Hire for Chiddingstone Causeway
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Chiddingstone Causeway and the surrounding area.
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Hog roast hire for Chiddingstone Causeway
Hog roast hire for your event in Chiddingstone Causeway
Hog roast hire takes the cooking off your hands. We get there early, put up the cover and roast for hours, then carve and serve at the time you choose. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for wakes and memorial gatherings and village fêtes and school fairs.
Somewhere as small as Chiddingstone Causeway, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm, level ground matters most. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Stuffing
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
Why choose hog roast hire in Chiddingstone Causeway?
A roll needs no knife and fork, so it suits informal events, while plates and sides suit a sit-down meal.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Chiddingstone Causeway, including:
- Milestone birthdays
- Staff days and open days
- Clubhouse events
- Gatherings after a funeral
Churches such as Church of St Luke rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by normally does.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Allergen information for every dish
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
A hog roast roll is designed to be eaten in the hand. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
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Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Find out who does not eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Everything for serving comes with us, so all you need is the space.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
Step by step
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late September evenings in Chiddingstone Causeway lose the light at about 7:05pm, and in December it’s nearer 3:55pm. After dark, a lit path to the food makes a difference.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We check the space and quote.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
The obvious catch is that a hog roast is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too for anyone who doesn’t eat it. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Chiddingstone Causeway: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Chiddingstone Causeway?
Chiddingstone Causeway has its own station: Penshurst station.
Is Chiddingstone Causeway close to London?
About 24 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What if things run late?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
You choose the date, the menu and the serving time; we do the rest. All we need is a place to cook outdoors.
Can you cook a hog roast in a small garden?
It depends on the space and access more than size. Describe the space and we will tell you honestly.
Do you serve the crackling?
It is: slow roasting crisps the skin and we break it up for everyone.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
We offer full catering and DIY machine hire. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Hog roast hire around Chiddingstone Causeway
Chiddingstone Causeway is about 5 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Chiddingstone Causeway suit a hog roast. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Chiddingstone Causeway to London (about 24 miles away).
Historic houses near Chiddingstone Causeway include Chiddingstone Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Penshurst Place (1.8 miles south). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. For anyone arriving by rail, there’s a station right in Chiddingstone Causeway: Penshurst station.
Wherever your event is in TN11, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Dukes Meadow, Camp Hill and Red Leaf Close, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover events in Penshurst (2 miles south), How Green (3 miles west), Chiddingstone Hoath (3 miles south-west), Hever (3 miles west) and Newtown (3 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (10 miles east).
A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Little Brown Jug pub (within half a mile south-east)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- 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