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Party Hog Roast for Blean
Treat your guests to a proper hog roast at your party in Blean. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
- Christenings and naming days
- Retirement celebrations
Party hog roast in Blean
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- Time on site
- Season and day of the week
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Blean
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Party hog roast in Blean, carved to order
A hog roast works for street parties as well, with the right permissions. We are frequently asked to cater wedding anniversaries and leaving and retirement do’s, serving jacket potatoes, crackling and apple sauce.
Near Blean, parties are frequently in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we’ll plan the route. Our staff serve and clear, so you are not left handing out rolls or tidying up afterwards.
Hosting a hog roast party in Blean
Blean is about 3 miles north-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Blean and the surrounding area. Blean is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
A christening at Church of St Cosmus and St Damian followed by a hog roast at home is a simple, popular plan. Thinking of a hog roast in Tyler Hill Meadow? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, usually the council’s, and many parks don’t allow it. The coast is within about 4 miles, so breezy days are common, and we always plan for it.
Parties anywhere in CT2 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Westfield, School Lane and Vicarage Lane; a party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Blean sits on or near the A290, so getting the roaster to your party is simple. If your venue is just outside Blean, we also cover Honey Hill (1 mile north-west), Tyler Hill (1 mile east), Denstroude (1 mile north-west), Hackington (1 mile east) and Yorkletts (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north), Faversham (7 miles west) and Herne Bay (6 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sidney Cooper Museum (2.3 miles south-east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Blean include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Edmund's School (1.3 miles south-east) and The Archbishop's School (1.6 miles south-east)
Step by step
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. At midsummer, it’s light in Blean 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.
- Tell us about your party: date, address and numbers.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Ask for a quote
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Check the allergen list, as stuffing generally contains gluten
- Tell us how many vegetarians and vegans to expect
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
- Find out who does not eat pork so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
At food time, we carve and serve, then tidy up.
Add coleslaw, salads and jacket potatoes to make it a full meal.
Who books party hog roast in Blean?
The smell and the carving make it part of the party.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Blean, including:
- Engagement parties
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
- Retirement celebrations
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
Guests arriving by train should know that Canterbury West station is about 2.1 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, tell us who our contact on the day will be. We will keep you both updated.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
What we serve, dish by dish
Crackling
Long, slow roasting turns the skin into crackling, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. We can bring gluten-free rolls if you ask.
Nearby places to Blean
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Your questions about a hog roast for your party in Blean
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Cosmus and St Damian: can you cater?
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.
Is Blean too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Is our garden suitable?
Describe the space and the way in, and we’ll tell you if it works.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do we need to wash up?
Plates come as standard and our staff clear the serving area.
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 DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. A catered hog roast means you can enjoy the day.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a barbecue, you’re not stuck flipping burgers all afternoon, and everyone eats together. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- A clear quote with everything listed
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards