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Hog Roast Hire for Gravel Castle
Planning a hog roast in Gravel Castle? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Corporate events
Book a hog roast in Gravel Castle
How our hog roast hire works in Gravel Castle
It is a simple format that suits most crowds: pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a roll, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. Popular choices include new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw, and typical bookings are for summer garden parties and gatherings after a funeral.
Somewhere as small as Gravel Castle, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Tell us about narrow lanes or long drives, and firm, level ground matters most. 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.
Should I cook it myself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll confirm what comes with it when you ask.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
On the day, you shouldn’t have to think about the food. We get there early, cook, carve and serve, and our staff clear the serving area afterwards.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
Common questions in Gravel Castle
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Could you cook in Jumping Downs?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we’ll check.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Is crackling included?
Crackling is part of every roll for anyone who wants it.
Do you come to Gravel Castle?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Gravel Castle and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and there’s a piece for everyone who wants it.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. Late September evenings in Gravel Castle 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 tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your event: fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Gravel Castle?
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast does not need a kitchen, which normally keeps the cost down. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book our hog roast in Gravel Castle
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Timed around your day
- Sides to make it a full meal
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Access for our equipment, without steps
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Site access
- Whether you want china
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- An estimate of numbers
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Nearby places to Gravel Castle
What else we do in Gravel Castle
Hog roast hire around Gravel Castle
Gravel Castle is about 6 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Events in Gravel Castle are part of our patch. We cater 922 places in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Gravel Castle to Canterbury (about 6 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Barham Church of England Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Coming by train? The closest railway station is Snowdown station, roughly 2.2 miles east of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Gravel Castle, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We cover events in every part of the CT4 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Gravel Castle Road and Church Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover events in Barham (1 mile north-west), Derringstone (1 mile west), Heart's Delight (1 mile west), Out Elmstead (1 mile north-west) and Womenswold (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (6 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south) and Ramsgate (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.5 miles north-west).
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away