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Hog Roast Hire in Hale Street
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Hog roast hire in Hale Street.
- Wakes
- Sports clubs and societies
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Book a hog roast in Hale Street
Bringing a hog roast to Hale Street
Hale Street is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Hale Street, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Hale Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 29 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair for a school like East Peckham Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. For anyone arriving by rail, Yalding station is about 0.9 miles away.
We cater events across the TN12 postcode area and the streets around it. Your event could be at a house on Hale Court, Hale Street and Pattenden Gardens or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Branbridges (1 mile south), East Peckham (1 mile south-west), Peckham Bush (1 mile north-west), Snoll Hatch (1 mile south-west) and Beltring (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Teapot Island (1 mile east) and Oakwood Hospital (5.2 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you will find The Harp pub (within half a mile north)
How our hog roast hire works in Hale Street
Slow-roasted pork carved to order: that is what you get when you book a hog roast in Hale Street. The classic roll comes with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, and you can add sides and other meats. Whether it is milestone birthdays and staff days and open days, we can cook spit-roast lamb, crackling and new potatoes and more.
In a hamlet or village like Hale Street, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Mention gates and soft ground when you get in touch. Timings are planned around your event, working back from when you want to eat.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The journey to the venue
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- Dietary requirements
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Nearby places to Hale Street
What else we do in Hale Street
How it works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Light matters for a long roast: around Hale Street, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- First, tell us about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
How to prepare
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN12 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Planning help
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a cold buffet, a hog roast is hot, freshly carved and feels like an occasion. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Hale Street hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Timed around your day
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Common questions in Hale Street
How far is Hale Street from London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Hale Street?
Yalding station, about 0.9 miles north-east of the centre.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
What meats can we have?
It’s built around the hog, with lamb and chicken as extras.
Is all of Kent covered?
Kent is part of our area. Ask for a quote.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
What happens when we hire a hog roast?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
Occasions we serve in Hale Street
It is generous, hearty food that most people love, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
People around Hale Street book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Milestone birthdays
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Weddings, day or evening
- Christmas parties
Churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Any travel or access charges
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Put the menu on the invitation
Expect us to be on site for much of the day, because the roast starts hours before you eat.
Ask for gluten-free rolls for anyone who needs them.
For event organisers in Hale Street
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If you are 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 you both updated.
Should I cook it myself?
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, 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