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Hog Roast Catering in Westwood, Kent
Looking for a hog roast in Westwood? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Club events and presentations
- Festive gatherings
- Birthdays and anniversaries
Book a hog roast in Westwood
Hog roast hire in Westwood, slow-roasted on site
Slow-roasted pork carved to order: that is what you get when you book a hog roast in Westwood. The classic roll comes with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling, and you can add sides and other meats. We’re frequently asked to cater big birthdays and anniversaries and sports clubs and societies, with halloumi skewers, salads and crackling.
In a rural place like Westwood, roast pork in a field is hard to beat. Tell us about gates, tracks and the ground. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Why choose a hog roast in Westwood?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Westwood hosts choose us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Space away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Cover for your guests in bad weather
- The venue’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- New potatoes
- Apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Hog roast rolls
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
The menu, dish by dish
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb cooks slowly like the hog, and it is carved the same way, often with mint sauce.
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your guests, with crackling for everyone who wants it. By late September, sunset in Westwood is around 7:00pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:50pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- 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.
- Our chef carves and our staff serve.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Common questions in Westwood
Is Westwood close to London?
About 18 miles from central London, and well within our area.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of Saint Mary Magdalene: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
What is hog roast hire?
We handle the roasting, carving and serving. All we need is a place to cook outdoors.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Bringing a hog roast to Westwood
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. A hog roast suits events around Westwood, whatever the venue. Westwood is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Bean Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. Historic houses near Westwood include Cobham College (4.6 miles east). If your event is at a historic house or estate, check its rules on outside caterers and gas cooking early. Westwood is within about 8 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.
This part of Kent takes in DA13 and DA2, so your event can be anywhere in it. We can cater an event on streets such as Westwood Road and Highcross Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Other places close to Westwood we cover include Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (1 mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Railway Tavern (0.8 miles south)
Should I cook it myself?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
You could go for a cold buffet, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Plates or china
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
- The serving time and how long we are on site
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Other occasions in Westwood
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans so we bring enough halloumi skewers and vegan burgers or sausages
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Remember that stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information
If timings shift, tell us: we can hold the roast for a while.
China crockery is available on request, at an extra cost.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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