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Hog Roast Catering in Woodlands, Kent
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast in Woodlands.
- Weddings, day or evening
- Club events and presentations
- Staff days and open days
Planning an event in Woodlands?
How our hog roast hire works in Woodlands
Our hog roast hire is fully catered: we roast, our chef carves and our staff serve. If you’d rather do it yourself, we also hire out the machine. We are frequently asked to cater big birthdays and anniversaries and staff days and open days, with coleslaw, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
In a hamlet or village like Woodlands, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good cooking spot. Mention gates and soft ground when you contact us. The carving happens right in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Full catering or machine hire?
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Catered or DIY? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Who books hog roast hire in Woodlands?
Rolls are easy to eat standing up, which makes a hog roast ideal for relaxed events, and plates turn it into a proper meal.
Whatever the occasion in Woodlands, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Sports clubs and societies
- Summer garden parties
- Wakes and memorial gatherings
- Weddings and receptions
Thinking of a hog roast in Kemsing Down? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, typically the council’s, and many parks do not allow it.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Put the menu on the invitation
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork, so we can bring lamb, chicken or vegetarian options
- If anyone needs halal food, plan a separate option
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, and they’re listed in your quote.
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast has one downside: it is pork. So we offer lamb, chicken and vegetarian and vegan choices too. 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.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Timed around your day
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Numbers
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- An estimate of numbers
- A photo of the cooking area
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Places near Woodlands
Other occasions in Woodlands
Woodlands: venues, access and local tips
Woodlands is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cover events in Woodlands, as well as the surrounding area. Woodlands is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Woodlands to London (19 miles away).
Churches such as Church of Saint Mary the Virgin rarely have room for a roaster, but a hall or home close by generally does. Coming by train? The closest railway station is Kemsing station, roughly 1.8 miles south of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Woodlands, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers.
For events in TN15, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. Other places close to Woodlands we cover include Cotman's Ash (1 mile south-west), Knatts Valley (1 mile north), Romney Street (1 mile north-west), East Hill (1 mile north) and Heaverham (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Sevenoaks Hospital (3.3 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.4 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Rising Sun pub (0.5 miles south-west)
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Late September evenings in Woodlands lose the light at about 7:05pm, and at Christmas it comes at about 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the serving area.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- We check the date and the cooking spot, then send a quote.
- We agree timings and where the roaster goes.
- On the day we roast for hours, then carve to order.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we pack away.
How to prepare
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Access for our equipment, without steps
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Spit-roast lamb
- Hog roast rolls
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Woodlands
Could you cook in Kemsing Down?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Woodlands?
The closest is Kemsing station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Is all of Kent covered?
We cater across Kent. Ask for a quote.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Will people get crackling?
It is: the skin turns to crackling and everyone gets some.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away