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Hog Roast Hire for Grafty Green
We bring a hog roast across Grafty Green and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Weddings, day or evening
- Corporate events
Book a hog roast in Grafty Green
Hog roast hire in Grafty Green, carved to order
A whole hog, roasted for hours and carved in front of your guests: that is hog roast hire in Grafty Green. Rolls, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling come as standard, with sides and extras to choose from. Typical bookings include community events and sports clubs and societies, with hog roast rolls, halloumi skewers and crackling.
In a hamlet or village like Grafty Green, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Who books hog roast hire in Grafty Green?
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Grafty Green: one roast feeds a crowd, and the carving gives people something to watch.
People around Grafty Green book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Corporate events
- Club events and presentations
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Weddings, day or evening
If you are organising a summer fair for a school like Platts Heath Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
For event organisers in Grafty Green
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Why choose a hog roast in Grafty Green?
Compared with food vans, a hog roast feeds a crowd quickly from one roast. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Grafty Green hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Carved to order by a chef
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
Also near Grafty Green
Other occasions in Grafty Green
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing normally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Put the menu on the invitation
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Step by step
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell typically brings people over long before we carve. By late September, sunset in Grafty Green is around 7:00pm, and in December it is nearer 3:50pm. 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.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, use our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
A hog roast in Grafty Green: local details
Grafty Green is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Grafty Green, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Grafty Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Grafty Green to Canterbury (18 miles away).
For guests coming by train, the closest railway station is Lenham station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. After a service at Church of St Nicholas, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house. Grafty Green is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We cater events across ME17 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Church Road, Woodcock Lane and Headcorn Road, and an event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to events in Liverton Street (1 mile north), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile north-east), Broadstone (1 mile south-west), Eastwood (1 mile west) and Platt's Heath (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
A little further out are The Dog Collar Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1 mile south-east).
- Local schools include The Lenham School (2.4 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Kings Head Public House (within half a mile north)
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A step-free route to wheel the equipment in
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
Grafty Green questions
Could you cook in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
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 work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come to Grafty Green?
Yes, Grafty Green is in our area. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your guests will want somewhere dry to eat.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away