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Party Hog Roast in Barnsole
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your party in Barnsole and across Kent.
- Christenings and naming days
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Wedding anniversaries
Planning an event in Barnsole?
Party hog roast near Barnsole
For a relaxed party, you can hire the machine and cook it yourself. Most people choose the catered option, so they can enjoy the party. Whether it’s big birthday parties and christenings, we can cook a vegan burger or sausage, apple sauce and crackling and more.
Country parties near Barnsole suit a hog roast: slow-roasted and eaten outside. Have a covered area for guests in wet weather. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Other occasions in Barnsole
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In Barnsole, late May sunsets come at about 8:45pm and midsummer ones at about 9:15pm, so an early-evening carve is normally in daylight. After about 3:50pm in December, we need light to carve.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the garden or drive and quote.
- We set up hours ahead.
- We carve and serve at food time.
- We clear the serving area and go.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, use our quote form.
Planning help
Who books party hog roast in Barnsole?
It suits all ages, from grandparents to toddlers.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Barnsole:
- Street parties
- Wedding anniversaries
- Engagement parties
- Milestone birthdays
If guests are coming by rail, the nearest station is Adisham station, about 3.1 miles south-west.
Comparing caterers
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- VAT, if it applies
- What crockery is supplied
- The full menu and the sides
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
- A side gate or passage wide enough to wheel the equipment
- A gazebo, marquee or room indoors for guests if it rains
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Coleslaw
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
What we serve, dish by dish
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
We can serve in rolls or on plates, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Rotisserie chicken
For guests who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a restaurant booking, a hog roast at home lets everyone relax in the garden. 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, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why us?
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
- Add a dietary question to the invite
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
We get there early to start the roast, so it’s cooking when guests arrive.
Add coleslaw, salads and jacket potatoes to make it a full meal.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
Some hosts try a barbecue instead, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Barnsole: your questions answered
How far is Barnsole from London?
About 61 miles from central London.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St James?
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 usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can we cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Most people prefer us to cook so they can enjoy the party.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What about guests who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Barnsole parties: what to know
Barnsole is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. We take a hog roast for your party to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Barnsole and the surrounding area. Barnsole is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Barnsole to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
Among the historic houses close to Barnsole are Goodnestone Park (2 miles south-west). Grand settings like these frequently have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. A christening at Church of St James followed by a hog roast at home is a simple, popular plan.
Parties anywhere in CT3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. That could mean a party in a garden on Mill Lane, Meadow Gardens and Mill Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Barnsole we cover include Staple (1 mile north-west), Flemings (1 mile east), Durlock (1 mile north), Hammill Park (1 mile south-east) and Twitham (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include White Mill (3.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Barnsole includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local pubs include The Black Pig Inn (under half a mile east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards