Kent · England
Hog Roast Hire in Durlock
Looking for a hog roast in Durlock? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Sports clubs and societies
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Staff days and open days
Slow-roasted pork in Durlock
Hog roast hire in Durlock, carved to order
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. Typical bookings include parties at home and sports clubs and societies, with salads, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls.
In a rural place like Durlock, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Events we cater in Durlock
You can taste the hours of roasting: tender pork and proper crackling, carved fresh for every roll.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Corporate events
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Weddings, day or evening
- Club events and presentations
Among the historic houses close to Durlock are Goodnestone Park (2.7 miles south-west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you are booking one.
What your quote should include
- Allergen information for every dish
- A clear list of what’s included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Any travel or access charges
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Late September evenings in Durlock lose the light at about 7:00pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:50pm. After dark, a lit path to the food makes a difference.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We clear up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or CT3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
- Parking near the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing
- Apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Crackling
What else we do in Durlock
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Compared with food vans, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book our hog roast in Durlock
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- A clear quote with everything listed
Common questions in Durlock
Do you come out to small places like Durlock?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Durlock?
The closest is Sandwich station, roughly 3.5 miles away.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
We will agree a contact for the day, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
A hog roast in Durlock: local details
Durlock is about 7 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Events in Durlock are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Durlock to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. For anyone arriving by rail, the nearest station is Sandwich station, about 3.5 miles east.
We cater events across the CT3 postcode area. For events just outside Durlock, we cover Guilton (1 mile north-east), Ash (1 mile east), Staple (1 mile south), Nash (1 mile north-west) and Barnsole (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (9 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (2.9 miles east). The countryside around Durlock includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local pubs include The Chequer Inn (0.6 miles east)
Prices and what affects them
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Catered or do it yourself?
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away