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Hog Roast Hire in Park Farm
Hog roast hire in Park Farm: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Community events
- Work summer parties
- Festive gatherings
Book a hog roast in Park Farm
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Hog roast hire for your event in Park Farm
The format is simple and it works for almost any crowd: roast pork in a soft roll, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, plus lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan choices if you want them. On the menu are salads, halloumi skewers and hog roast rolls, and typical bookings are for staff days and open days and christmas parties.
There may be a hall or playing field near Park Farm if the garden is small; any can host a hog roast with permission. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which often makes it better value. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved by our chef in front of your guests
- Our staff serve and clear
- Served at the time you choose
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Hog roast hire around Park Farm
Park Farm is about 1 mile south of Ashford, in Kent. We cater events across Park Farm and nearby. Park Farm is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Godinton House (3.1 miles north-west). Historic venues frequently limit cooking on site, so ask early if you’re booking one. Parks such as Ashford Green Corridors generally need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first. Park Farm is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
For events in TN23 and TN25, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Local streets include Hawthorn Road, Snowbell Road and Redberry Road; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover events in Kingsnorth (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile north-east), Stanhope (1 mile north-west), South Willesborough (1 mile north-east) and Finberry (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (13 miles east), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (10 miles east), Davington (14 miles north) and Preston (13 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (2.4 miles north-east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
- Local schools include John Wallis Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include Queen's Head Public House (0.5 miles west)
Should I cook it myself?
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Events we cater in Park Farm
There is very little for you to organise: an outdoor cooking spot and a contact on the day. Everything else comes with us.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Park Farm, including:
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Big birthdays and anniversaries
- Clubhouse events
- Festive gatherings
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as Church of St Michael, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby.
What your quote should include
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The space, cover and access they need
- Any travel or access charges
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
What happens on the day
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your event in Park Farm. In Park Farm, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so a summer evening hog roast is normally carved in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- We don’t offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it’s needed
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
We’ll be with you for a good part of the day, since slow roasting starts early.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
Towns and villages near Park Farm
What else we do in Park Farm
Where the roaster can go in Park Farm
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Flat outdoor ground for the roaster and a gazebo
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
Your questions about a hog roast in Park Farm
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Michael: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is usually served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Is Park Farm close to London?
Roughly 49 miles from the centre of London.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
How does hog roast hire work?
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.
Do you serve the crackling?
Crackling is part of every roll for anyone who wants it.
Is hog roast hire catered or DIY?
Either: we can cater fully or hire out the machine. Most people choose catering.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away