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Hog Roast Hire in Lower Hartlip
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast in Lower Hartlip and the surrounding area.
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Christmas parties
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Hog roast hire for Lower Hartlip
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 for anyone who doesn’t eat it. The main driver is numbers: the price per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Hog roast hire for your event in Lower Hartlip
In Lower Hartlip, we cater birthdays, weddings, staff days and fêtes. Whatever the occasion, the format is the same: slow roasting at your venue, then carving and serving. We’re often asked to cater festive gatherings and birthdays and anniversaries, serving halloumi skewers, spit-roast lamb and hog roast rolls.
In a hamlet or village like Lower Hartlip, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Catered or do it yourself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Who books hog roast hire in Lower Hartlip?
Most people love roast pork and crackling, and lamb, chicken and vegetarian options look after the rest.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Sports clubs and societies
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Christmas parties
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
After a service at Church of St Michael, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
About the food
Spit-roast lamb
With lamb as well, there are two roasts to choose from, which suits bigger events.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour, straight off the hog.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Distance from us
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- Dietary requirements
- Roughly how many people
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME9 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Lower Hartlip: venues, access and local tips
Lower Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. We cover Lower Hartlip and its neighbours for events. We cater 922 places in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Hartlip to Canterbury (19 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, the closest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. If you had Foxburrow Wood in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. Lower Hartlip is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
Events anywhere in ME9 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. We can cater an event on streets such as Lower Hartlip Road, Grainey Field and Old House Lane, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Lower Hartlip, we also cover Hartlip (1 mile west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west) and Meresborough (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are Court Hall Museum (3.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (4.3 miles east). Open spaces near Lower Hartlip include Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
- Schools near Lower Hartlip include Leigh Academy Rainham (1.4 miles north-west)
Lower Hartlip: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Foxburrow Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
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 will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you cater in Lower Hartlip?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Lower Hartlip and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Crackling
- Stuffing
The process
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting cannot be rushed. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Evenings in Lower Hartlip stay light until about 9:15pm in June, but by late September sunset is around 7:00pm; once it’s dark, we need light at the carving station.
- You share the when, where and how many.
- We check the space and quote.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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More for events in Lower Hartlip
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards