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Hog Roast Hire in Kemsing
Looking for a hog roast in Kemsing? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Community events
- Sports clubs and societies
A hog roast near Kemsing
About our hog roast hire in Kemsing
Hog roast hire takes the cooking off your hands. We get there early, put up the cover and roast for hours, ready to carve when you are. Whether it is work summer parties and birthdays and anniversaries, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
Around Kemsing, bookings are often at homes, village halls and playing fields. If access is tight, we’ll plan around it. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
A hog roast compared with other options
The obvious catch is that a hog roast is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- Carved to order by a chef
- All the equipment comes with us
- Served at the time you choose
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Kemsing questions
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Is Kemsing close to London?
Roughly 19 miles from the centre of London.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, so you’re not left with the mess.
Do you need power or water?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Can we choose catered or DIY?
Both are available: we can cater fully or hire out the machine. Most people choose catering.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
Towns and villages near Kemsing
Also in Kemsing
Why choose hog roast hire in Kemsing?
It’s generous, hearty food that most people love, and there are alternatives for everyone else.
Whatever the occasion in Kemsing, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Parties at home
- Club events and presentations
- Work summer parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
For anyone arriving by rail, Otford station is about 1 mile away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether VAT is included
How the day works
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. By late September, sunset in Kemsing is around 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- 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.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Let us know about tight access
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, roasted until golden.
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a PA or on a committee, let us know who we will deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
What a hog roast costs
Your quote depends on:
- Travel to Kemsing
- Numbers
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Hog roast hire around Kemsing
Kemsing is about 2 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Kemsing and the surrounding area are covered for events. Kemsing is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Kemsing to London (19 miles away).
A green space like Kemsing Down is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s. Nearby historic houses include Knole House (2.8 miles south) and Lullingstone Castle (3.7 miles north). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Kemsing, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
For events in TN15, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Whether your event is on High Street, Copperfields Walk and Childsbridge Lane or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Cotman's Ash (1 mile north-east), Heaverham (2 miles east), Woodlands (2 miles north-east), Romney Street (2 miles north) and Knatts Valley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south) and Northfleet (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Kemsing Castle Bank (0.5 miles east) and Otford Heritage Centre (1 mile west). Within reach you’ll find Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Michael's Preparatory School (0.6 miles north-west) and Knole Academy (2 miles south-west)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some guests will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Count anyone who does not eat pork, and order an alternative for them
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans for the halloumi skewers and vegan option
You will not need to worry about the food on the day. We get there early, cook, carve and serve, and our staff clear the serving area afterwards.
Prefer to cook yourself? Ask about DIY machine hire.
Where the roaster can go in Kemsing
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Nothing overhead that could catch the heat
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- Stuffing
- Hog roast rolls
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards