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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Aylesford, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your party across Aylesford and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Milestone birthdays
- Christenings
A hog roast near Aylesford
For event organisers in Aylesford
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, a PA or on a committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We’ll keep everyone in the loop.
Party hog roast near Aylesford
After a christening near Aylesford, a hog roast in the garden feeds the whole family, and nobody misses the celebration. We’re often asked to cater reunions and retirement celebrations, serving jacket potatoes, rotisserie chicken and coleslaw.
Around Aylesford, a garden with room to spare is all you need. It suits that kind of party. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
Perfect for your party in Aylesford
The smell and the carving make it part of the party.
Whatever the occasion in Aylesford, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Wedding anniversaries
- Retirement celebrations
- Naming ceremonies
Nearby historic houses include Starkey Castle (4.5 miles north). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler.
What to look for in a quote
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
- The full menu and the sides
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
How we price a hog roast for your party
The biggest factors are:
- Crockery choices
- How many people are eating
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any venue rules
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your party: fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Aylesford
What else we do in Aylesford
Space, access and the venue
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- A word with the neighbours
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
- A side gate or passage wide enough to wheel the equipment
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Aylesford
- Crackling
- Jacket potatoes
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is normally easier.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Find out who doesn’t eat pork so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
Clear the route to the garden before we arrive, so we can wheel the equipment in.
Rotisserie chicken is popular at family parties.
Party venues around Aylesford
Aylesford is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Aylesford is well within our area for parties. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Aylesford to Canterbury (about 26 miles away).
Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Aylesford Church, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards. If you had Ditton Quarry in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we cannot simply set up a roaster in a public park. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Aylesford, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
We cater parties across ME20. Streets in the area include Station Road, High Street and Hall Road, and a party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For parties just outside Aylesford, we cover Ditton (1 mile west), Allington (1 mile south-east), East Malling (2 miles west), Well Street (2 miles south-west) and Fant (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Allington Castle (1.7 miles east) and Medway megaliths (1.7 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Nearby schools include Aylesford School (under half a mile west)
- Nearby, you will find The Chequers pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. A summer party in Aylesford stays light until about 9:20pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. In late September it is dark by about 7:00pm; add lights for the evening.
- Send a picture of where the roaster could go.
- We confirm it works and send a quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- Our staff serve rolls and sides.
- We clear up so you do not have to.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or ME20 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, perfect for eating on the move. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Your questions about a hog roast for your party in Aylesford
What’s the nearest station to Aylesford?
Aylesford has its own station: Aylesford station.
Could you cook in Ditton Quarry?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Who serves?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do we need to wash up?
We bring plates and clear up after service.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you work around our timings?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do we need cover?
We bring cover for the roaster; guests will want somewhere dry to eat if it rains.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards