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Hog Roast Hire for Farthingloe
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your event in Farthingloe. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Planning an event in Farthingloe?
Hog roast hire around Farthingloe
Farthingloe is about 2 miles south-west of Dover, in Kent. Planning a hog roast in Farthingloe? We cover the whole area. Farthingloe is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Parks such as Whinless Down typically need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Aycliffe Community Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. Farthingloe is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers. Farthingloe is within about 2 miles of the sea, and coastal sites can be windy. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
We cover events in every part of the CT15 postcode area and the streets around it. For events just outside Farthingloe, we cover Maxton (1 mile north-east), Aycliffe (1 mile south-east), Church Hougham (1 mile west), Dover (2 miles north-east) and West Hougham (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (5 miles south-west), Deal (9 miles north-east), Hythe (9 miles west), Walmer (8 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (5 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Buckland Hospital (1.2 miles north-east) and Old Town Gaol (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Farthingloe include Dover Western Heights and Sugar Loaf Hill.
- Local schools include Astor College for the Arts (0.8 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include Crown & Sceptre pub (0.8 miles north-east)
About our hog roast hire in Farthingloe
In Farthingloe, we cater birthdays, weddings, staff days and fêtes. The idea is always the same: slow roasting at your venue, then carving and serving. Whether it’s milestone birthdays and club events and presentations, we can cook halloumi skewers, new potatoes and hog roast rolls.
Somewhere like Farthingloe, a yard or firm field often works. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
Why choose a hog roast in Farthingloe?
Compared with food vans, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book our hog roast in Farthingloe
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
We will be with you for a good part of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Common questions in Farthingloe
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Which station is closest to Farthingloe?
The closest is Dover Priory station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Most people choose catering.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
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Other occasions in Farthingloe
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- Time on site
- Site access
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
The process
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Evenings in Farthingloe stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- 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 pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or CT15 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Any venue rules sorted in advance
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A level patch of lawn, patio or hardstanding
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station, often with mint sauce.
Should I cook it myself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards