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Hog Roast Hire for Ram Lane
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast turns the food into a centrepiece of your event in Ram Lane.
- Festive gatherings
- Corporate events
- Community events
Hog roast hire in Ram Lane
About our hog roast hire in Ram Lane
With hog roast hire, the cooking happens at your event, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp when it’s served. Add lamb, chicken or vegetarian options if you like. Whether it’s weddings and receptions and parties at home, we can cook new potatoes, salads and rotisserie chicken and more.
For a rural spot like Ram Lane, a hog roast feels right at home. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Timings are planned around your event, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
How it works
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. Light matters for a long roast: around Ram Lane, it stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- 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.
- We carve and serve when you are ready to eat.
- Afterwards we clear up and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Allergies we should know about
- The address or postcode
- An estimate of numbers
- Any venue rules
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Put the menu on the invitation
- We do not offer halal meat, so arrange that separately if it is needed
- Add a dietary question to your invitations
Everything for serving comes with us, so you only need to provide the space.
A second roast, lamb or chicken, gives people a choice.
Your questions about a hog roast in Ram Lane
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’ll follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Ram Lane?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
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 all of Kent covered?
We cover Kent and the rest of London and the South East. Tell us the venue for a quote.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
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. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Full catering or machine hire?
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Ram Lane: venues, access and local tips
Ram Lane is about 4 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cover events in Ram Lane, along with the towns and villages around it. Ram Lane is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
If guests are travelling by rail, Charing station is about 1.8 miles away. School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as The Hayesbrook School, can book a hog roast stall. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Ram Lane. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Anywhere in TN26 and TN25, we can roast on site for your guests. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Tutt Hill (1 mile south-east), Westwell Leacon (1 mile north-west), Hothfield (1 mile south), Westwell (1 mile east) and Potters Corner (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (4 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Nearby you will also find County Square (3.6 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.4 miles south-east).
Why choose hog roast hire in Ram Lane?
People remember a hog roast. It’s food and a bit of theatre at the same time.
However big or small the event in Ram Lane, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Sports clubs and societies
- Village fêtes and school fairs
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
Nearby historic houses include Godinton House (2.1 miles south-east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early.
Before you book anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The space, cover and access they need
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away