Medway · England
Hog Roast Catering in Park Wood, Medway
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Hog roast hire in Park Wood.
- Festive gatherings
- Club events and presentations
- Wakes
Slow-roasted pork in Park Wood
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Travel to Park Wood
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- The serving time and how long we are on site
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
About our hog roast hire in Park Wood
Booking a hog roast means you don’t have to cook. We get there early, put up the cover and roast for hours, ready to carve when you are. Typical bookings include wakes and christmas parties, with hog roast rolls, salads and coleslaw.
Around Park Wood, bookings are frequently at homes, village halls and playing fields. If the lane is narrow, tell us so we can plan our vehicle. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Nearby places to Park Wood
Other occasions in Park Wood
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- A marquee, hall or barn as a wet-weather plan
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Permission from the venue or landowner
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Spit-roast lamb
- Stuffing
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
A hog roast in Park Wood: local details
Park Wood is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. Park Wood is well within our area for events and the places nearby. Park Wood is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway we cover. Our bookings stretch from Park Wood to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Park Wood Infant School, can book a hog roast stall. Nearby historic houses include Restoration House (4.9 miles north-west). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. Park Wood 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.
We bring hog roasts to events all over the ME8 and ME9 postcode area and the streets around it. Your event could be at a house on Beke Road, Bond Road and Nares Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Park Wood, we also cover Wigmore (1 mile north), Kemsley Street (1 mile south-west), Hempstead (1 mile west), Bredhurst (1 mile south-west) and Scragged Oak (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north) and Chatham Waterfront (4 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Park Wood has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
- Schools near Park Wood include Rainham School for Girls (1.1 miles north) and Howard School (1.2 miles north)
Why choose a hog roast in Park Wood?
Next to a street-food van, a hog roast serves a lot of people from one roast. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. Your guests will smell it long before they see it. Planning an evening hog roast in Park Wood? Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; after dark, the serving area and the path to it need good lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- 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
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: 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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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, and order an alternative for them
We will agree a contact for the day, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
Sides turn a roll into a proper meal.
FAQs for Park Wood
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Can you cater after a service at St Paul's Church?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is it just pork?
The hog is the centrepiece, but lamb and chicken can be added.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What is hog roast hire?
We handle the roasting, carving and serving. Just give us an outdoor spot to cook.
Is our garden big enough?
It depends on the space and access more than size. Tell us about the garden and we will advise.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards