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Hog Roast Hire for Stowting
Looking for a hog roast in Stowting? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
- Sports clubs and societies
A hog roast near Stowting
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Tell guests what’s on the menu in advance
- Collect allergies with your RSVPs
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Remember that stuffing usually contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
Name someone to meet us, who can show us the cooking spot and pass on any changes.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
About our hog roast hire in Stowting
We provide a fully catered hog roast: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. We’re often asked to cater weddings and receptions and birthdays and anniversaries, serving coleslaw, spit-roast lamb and new potatoes.
In a rural place like Stowting, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Let us know about access and ground conditions. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
- How many people are eating
- Distance from us
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. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Your menu choices
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Stowting
A hog roast suits big outdoor gatherings in Stowting: a whole hog goes a long way, and the carving is part of the event.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Stowting:
- Parties at home
- Staff days and open days
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
If guests are travelling by rail, the nearest station is Westenhanger station, about 3.1 miles south.
What your quote should include
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Allergen information for every dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Vehicle access close to the cooking area
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A safe distance from walls, tents and trees
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Stowting
- Stuffing
- Rotisserie chicken
- Spit-roast lamb
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- New potatoes
Hog roast hire around Stowting
Stowting is about 5 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. We cater events across Stowting and nearby. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Stowting to Canterbury (10 miles away).
For a christening or gathering after a service at a church such as Church of St Mary, the roaster can be set up at a hall or home nearby. Thinking of a hog roast in Spong Wood? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, typically the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it. Stowting is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers. The coast is within about 6 miles of Stowting, and coastal sites can be windy. We think about wind when choosing the cooking spot and putting up the cover.
For events in TN25, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. That could mean an event in a garden on Stowting Hill and Scot's Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For events just outside Stowting, we cover Stowting Common (1 mile north), Hemsted (1 mile east), Skeete (1 mile south-east), Woodland (1 mile east) and Rhodes Minnis (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (7 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (11 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Faversham (14 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (5.3 miles west) and Saltwood Castle (4.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Organising for someone else?
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 will keep you both updated.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Around midsummer it stays light in Stowting until about 9:15pm; by late September sunset is nearer 7:00pm, so summer evening service is normally in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, so the cooking and serving area needs lighting.
- It starts with your date, venue, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the cooking area, then send a quote.
- On the day, we set up on the agreed spot and start roasting.
- Our chef carves to order and our staff serve at the agreed time.
- We pack everything away when everyone has eaten.
How to prepare
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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FAQs for Stowting
Is Stowting close to London?
Roughly 55 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Stowting?
Westenhanger station, about 3.1 miles south of the centre.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
Do you travel across Kent?
Kent is part of our area. Ask for a quote.
What if things run late?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Is mains power needed?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a plated meal, a hog roast needs no kitchen and fewer staff, which usually keeps the cost down. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Our staff serve and clear
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away