Kent · England
Hog Roast Hire for Stockland Green
Treat your guests to slow-roasted pork and crackling at your event in Stockland Green. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Garden parties and barbecues
- Fêtes, fairs and shows
Slow-roasted pork in Stockland Green
How our hog roast hire works in Stockland Green
Hiring a hog roast means a whole hog cooked slowly on site, over several hours, outdoors under cover. Then our chef carves it and the team serves it in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and a piece of crackling. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, hog roast rolls and salads, and we are frequently booked for festive gatherings and wakes and memorial gatherings.
Somewhere as small as Stockland Green, a field, yard or garden is often the spot. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and level, firm ground is the key. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Your questions about a hog roast in Stockland Green
Could you cook in Barnett's Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary the Virgin?
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. Send us the address.
Do you travel across Kent?
We cover Kent and the rest of London and the South East. Send us the address for a quote.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
You could go for a cold buffet, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A way to wheel the roaster to the spot
- Parking near the spot
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Stockland Green
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Apple sauce
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a formal plated meal, a hog roast doesn’t need a kitchen, which generally keeps the cost down. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
Read how we price or the cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Crackling
Good crackling needs time and heat, and a whole hog roasted slowly gets it just right.
For event organisers in Stockland Green
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.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. Around midsummer it stays light in Stockland Green until about 9:20pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:05pm, so summer evening service is generally in daylight. In December it is dark by about 3:55pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the spot, and a quote.
- On the day we arrive hours before serving and start the roast under cover.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We clear the serving area and pack away.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Numbers
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Stockland Green
What else we do in Stockland Green
Stockland Green: venues, access and local tips
Stockland Green is about 2 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Stockland Green, whatever the venue. Stockland Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Stockland Green to Brighton (27 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Stockland Green are Penshurst Place (2.5 miles north-west) and Groombridge Place (3.3 miles south-west). Historic venues often limit cooking on site, so ask early if you are booking one. Churches such as Church of St Mary the Virgin rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by usually does. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Stockland Green, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
Anywhere in TN3, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean an event in a garden on Stockland Green Road and Etherington Hill, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For events just outside Stockland Green, we cover Speldhurst (1 mile west), Bidborough (1 mile north), Southborough (1 mile east), Bullingstone (1 mile south-west) and Printstile (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Tonbridge (4 miles north-east), Kings Hill (11 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (7 miles east) and Snodland (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are Royal Victoria Place (2 miles south-east) and Tonbridge Castle (3.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Stockland Green includes Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (1.1 miles south-east) and St Gregory's Catholic School (1.2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Beehive Public House (0.6 miles north-east)
Looking after everyone
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Label the vegetarian and vegan food clearly
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
- Count anyone who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
Let us know if the day runs late: a cooked roast can be held for a while before carving.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards