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Hog Roast Hire for Godmersham
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Godmersham.
- Summer garden parties
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Slow-roasted pork in Godmersham
Hog roast hire in Godmersham, carved to order
Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, then carve and serve at the time you choose. Typical bookings include garden parties and barbecues and clubhouse events, with rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and coleslaw.
For a rural spot like Godmersham, a hog roast feels right at home. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast, with no waiting for individual orders to cook. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why Godmersham hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- All the equipment comes with us
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What affects the price in Godmersham
Things that change the price:
- Distance from us
- Menu choices and extras
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and time of the event
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What happens on the day
Rain does not stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In Godmersham, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so summer evening service is usually in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the space and quote.
- We arrive early, set up under cover and start roasting.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or CT4 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is generally easier.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Planning a hog roast in Godmersham
Godmersham is about 7 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Godmersham, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Godmersham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Godmersham to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Coming by train? The closest railway station is Chilham station, roughly 1.8 miles north of the centre. A green space like Godmersham Park is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Godmersham. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Whether your event is on The Street and Eggarton Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Bilting (1 mile south-west), Mountain Street (1 mile north), Chilham (2 miles north), Old Wives Lees (2 miles north) and Shottenden (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (7 miles south-west), Canterbury (7 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (10 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south) and Chilham Castle (1.7 miles north).
Godmersham questions
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Lawrence: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
How far is Godmersham from London?
About 50 miles from central London.
Do you come to Godmersham?
We do. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
You can have us cook, or hire the machine. We will explain what’s included in each when we quote.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it is several hours. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Where the roaster can go in Godmersham
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- Parking near the spot
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Apple sauce
- Spit-roast lamb
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Stuffing
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Remember that stuffing generally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
Perfect for your event in Godmersham
Rolls are easy to eat standing up, so it suits informal events, while plates and sides suit a sit-down meal.
However big or small the event in Godmersham, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re often asked to cater:
- Staff days and open days
- Clubhouse events
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
If you’re gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Lawrence, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- The space, cover and access they need
- Travel and any London charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards