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Hog Roast Hire in Gushmere
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast in Gushmere and across Kent.
- Sports clubs and societies
- Staff days and open days
- Gatherings after a funeral
Hog roast hire for Gushmere
What affects the price in Gushmere
Things that change the price:
- How many people are eating
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Travel to Gushmere
- Menu choices and extras
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we’ll need:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Rough numbers
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
How our hog roast hire works in Gushmere
We provide a fully catered hog roast: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Popular choices include spit-roast lamb, crackling and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater village fêtes and school fairs and festive gatherings.
Somewhere like Gushmere, a yard or firm field often works. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Step by step
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. Your guests will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. Planning an evening hog roast in Gushmere? Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it is dark, we need light at the carving station.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- Timings and the cooking area are agreed in advance.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Think about shelter for your guests
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
- Find out who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
You won’t need to worry about the food on the day. We arrive hours ahead, set up, roast, carve and serve, then clear up.
Add lamb or chicken for a second roast, priced in the quote.
Gushmere: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Gushmere?
Selling station, about 0.6 miles east of the centre.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Is all of Kent covered?
We cover Kent and the rest of London and the South East. Tell us the venue for a quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Gushmere
People remember a hog roast. It is food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Gushmere:
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Milestone birthdays
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as Church of St Mary, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby.
Before booking anyone
- The full menu and the sides
- VAT, if it applies
- Any travel or access charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
Should I cook it myself?
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
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.
Why choose a hog roast in Gushmere?
Full catering or machine hire? With catering we roast, carve and serve; with hire you do the cooking. For bigger events, catering is normally the easier choice. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why Gushmere hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Timed around your day
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning a hog roast in Gushmere
Gushmere is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Gushmere, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Gushmere is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Gushmere to Canterbury (7 miles away).
A green space like Mount Ephraim Gardens is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, normally the council’s. For guests coming by train, Selling station, about 0.6 miles east, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Gushmere, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
For events in ME13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Local streets include Selling Road and Vicarage Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Gushmere we cover include Crouch (1 mile north-east), Selling (1 mile south), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-east), South Street (1 mile east) and Hogben's Hill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Gushmere include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Sondes Arms (0.5 miles east)
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Spit-roast lamb
Lamb on the spit roasts gently for hours, carved to order at the serving station.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away