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Hog Roast Hire for High Brooms
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your event in High Brooms. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Christmas fairs
- Work summer parties
- Wakes
A hog roast near High Brooms
How our hog roast hire works in High Brooms
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp when it is served. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. For big birthdays and anniversaries and village fêtes and school fairs, we can cook salads, hog roast rolls and halloumi skewers and more.
A place like High Brooms frequently has a village hall, a recreation ground or a pub garden nearby; any can work, with the owner’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster. 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.
Events we cater in High Brooms
A hog roast is memorable. It’s food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Corporate events
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Weddings and receptions
- Community events
Thinking of a hog roast in Hilbert Woods? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, typically the council’s, and many parks do not allow it.
What to look for in a quote
- The space, cover and access they need
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether plates or china are included
- How dietary needs are handled
A hog roast in High Brooms: local details
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around High Brooms suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 28 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as St John's Church of England Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Among the historic houses close to High Brooms are Groombridge Place (4.4 miles south-west) and Penshurst Place (4.4 miles north-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of High Brooms, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Wherever your event is in TN2, TN4 and TN1, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your event is on Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside High Brooms, we also cover Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
A little further out are Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (0.7 miles west) and St Gregory's Catholic School (0.8 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find Longbow Court pub (under half a mile north-west)
Places near High Brooms
Also in High Brooms
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
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.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
- An estimate of numbers
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for High Brooms, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Parking near the spot
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Stuffing
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin crisps into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. Light matters for a long roast: around High Brooms, it stays light until about 9:20pm at midsummer, while in December the light goes at 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.
- We serve, tidy up and leave the spot clean.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Why choose a hog roast in High Brooms?
Next to a buffet, hot roast pork carved in front of you is a different experience. A buffet can sit out all afternoon. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep you both updated.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
FAQs for High Brooms
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Could you cook in Hilbert Woods?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do you cook it or do we?
Either: fully catered, where we roast, carve and serve, or DIY machine hire. Catering is the most popular choice.
What is hog roast hire?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
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.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Tell us about vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
We bring the cover, the carving table and the serving kit, so you only need to provide the space.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away