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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Bidborough, Kent
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your party in Bidborough. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Christenings and naming days
- Big family get-togethers
- Getting-engaged parties
Party hog roast in Bidborough
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Plates or china
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Party hog roast near Bidborough
Milestone birthdays call for something special, and a hog roast in the garden fits the bill. Your guests will smell it from the street. Typical bookings include ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries and big birthday parties, with hog roast rolls, jacket potatoes and coleslaw.
Country parties near Bidborough suit a hog roast: roasted all afternoon and carved on the lawn. Have a covered area for guests in wet weather. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
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What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. At midsummer, it is light in Bidborough until about 9:20pm, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:05pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- It starts with the date, the address and a rough guest list.
- You get a check on the date and the cooking spot, and a quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- When it’s time to eat, the chef carves and we serve.
- Afterwards we tidy up the serving area.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Name a contact for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Bidborough: your questions answered
Could you cook in Haysden Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Bidborough from London?
About 27 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What about the neighbours?
Let them know in advance, especially if the roaster is near a fence.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Do children like hog roasts?
Generally, yes, so we can plan quantities.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
Should I cook it myself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us 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.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan guests can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and it suits fussy eaters.
Allergies and dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
If the party runs late, the roast can wait a little, so tell us if timings change.
Add chicken for younger or fussier guests.
Planning the cooking spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
- Somewhere dry for guests to eat
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
Bidborough parties: what to know
Bidborough is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We cater parties of every size in Bidborough. We cover 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 27 miles away.
Historic houses near Bidborough include Penshurst Place (2.3 miles west) and Groombridge Place (4.1 miles south-west). If you’re hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first. If guests are coming by rail, Leigh (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Wherever your party is in TN3 and TN4, we can roast on site for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include High Street, Rectory Drive and Glebelands, and a party on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to parties in Stockland Green (1 mile south), Printstile (1 mile west), Southborough (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile south-west) and Lower Haysden (1 mile north). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles north-east), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge Castle (2.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Bidborough includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include St Gregory's Catholic School (1.6 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Beehive Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
For event organisers in Bidborough
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Events we cater in Bidborough
You’re a host, not a cook.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Bidborough and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
- Engagement celebrations
- Garden parties
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
A green space like Haysden Country Park is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s.
What your quote should include
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away