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Hog Roast Catering in Ightham, Kent
We bring a hog roast across Ightham and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Christmas parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Corporate events
A hog roast near Ightham
For event organisers in Ightham
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
How our hog roast hire works in Ightham
Booking a hog roast means you do not have to cook. We arrive hours before you eat, set up under cover and roast slowly, ready to carve when you are. Whether it’s christmas parties and village fêtes and school fairs, we can cook new potatoes, spit-roast lamb and coleslaw and more.
Somewhere as small as Ightham, a field, yard or garden is frequently the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm, level ground matters most. We bring the people to serve and clear up, so nobody in your party has to serve or tidying up afterwards.
Ightham: your questions answered
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Peter?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your event for a quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Is our garden big enough?
Access and clearance matter more than size. Describe the space and we’ll tell you honestly.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Full catering or machine hire?
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.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you, especially outdoors.
How the day works
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Planning an evening hog roast in Ightham? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:20pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; once it’s dark, we need light at the carving station.
- You tell us the date, the address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- We arrive well ahead, put the cover up and get the hog roasting.
- At serving time, the chef carves and the team serves.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN15 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Where the roaster can go in Ightham
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- Apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
How we price a hog roast
The biggest factors are:
- Travel to Ightham
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Time on site
- Whether you want china
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The address or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
If timings shift, tell us: we can hold the roast for a while.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Full catering or machine hire? Catering means we do everything; DIY hire means you roast and carve yourself. Most hosts choose catering for anything bigger than a family party. For larger numbers, a hog roast is typically good value, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why book our hog roast in Ightham
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Our staff serve and clear
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
More for events in Ightham
Planning a hog roast in Ightham
Ightham is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your event is in Ightham, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Ightham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for London, about 22 miles away.
For a fundraiser at a school like Ightham Primary School, the roaster can cook on a pitch agreed with the school. If you are gathering after a service at a church like Church of St Peter, a nearby hall or garden suits a hog roast. Ightham is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
We bring hog roasts to events all over TN15. Whether your event is on The Street, Redwell Lane and Old Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Nearby, we also cater events in Oldbury (1 mile north), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-west), Sheet Hill (1 mile south-east), Styants Bottom (1 mile north-west) and Yopps Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
A little further out are Ightham Court (1.1 miles north) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.3 miles east).
- Local schools include Wrotham School (1.9 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Old House (under half a mile north-west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away