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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Appledore Heath, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your party to Appledore Heath and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Garden parties
- Street parties
- Reunions
A hog roast near Appledore Heath
Party hog roast in Appledore Heath, slow-roasted on site
A hog roast makes a party at home feel special. We set up in your garden or on the drive, roast slowly for hours and carve when you are ready, so you can enjoy your own party. We serve rotisserie chicken, coleslaw and crackling, and typical bookings are for neighbourhood parties and summer parties in the garden.
In a small place like Appledore Heath, a party in the garden or a nearby field is frequently the plan. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we’ll plan the route. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Step by step
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your guests, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. At midsummer, it is light in Appledore Heath until about 9:15pm, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it’s dark by about 7:00pm; add lights for the evening.
- Show us the garden or drive.
- We check the space and quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- Our staff serve rolls and sides.
- We clear up so you do not have to.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Appledore Heath
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
FAQs for Appledore Heath
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Peter and St Paul?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is normally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Appledore Heath too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Do we need cover?
We cover the cooking area, but plan somewhere dry for guests.
Do children like hog roasts?
Generally, yes, so we can plan quantities.
Should we warn the neighbours?
It’s worth warning them: the roast cooks for hours and the smell travels. They may want a roll.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- The number of people
- Time on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Your menu choices
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the party is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
- Collect dietary needs when guests reply
- Tell us how many vegetarians and vegans to expect
- Let us know roughly how many children
Our chef carves and our staff serve at the agreed time, then clear up the serving area.
Bunting or festoon lights near the serving table make a lovely party setting.
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What else we do in Appledore Heath
Why choose a hog roast in Appledore Heath?
Compared with a buffet, a hog roast is hot and freshly carved, and nothing sits out all afternoon. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Timed around your day
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- An itemised quote
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A step-free way into the garden
- Flat ground in the garden or on the drive
- Neighbours warned about the smell
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? With catering, our chef roasts, carves and serves, and our staff clear up. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it’s a long day’s work, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
What we serve, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some guests will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
Hosting a hog roast party in Appledore Heath
Appledore Heath is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Parties in Appledore Heath are part of our patch. Appledore Heath is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Appledore Heath to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards. Nearby historic houses include Smallhythe Place (3.6 miles west). If you are hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first.
Here we cover the TN26 postcode area. Your party could be at a house on School Road, Heathside and Woodchurch Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Appledore (1 mile south), Stone in Oxney (2 miles south-west), Reading Street (2 miles west), Brattle (2 miles north) and Brook Street (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (8 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), Tenterden (4 miles north-west), Kennington (10 miles north-east), New Romney (8 miles south-east) and Staplehurst (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Woodchurch Village Life Museum (3 miles north). The countryside around Appledore Heath includes Orlestone Forest.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards