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Party Hog Roast in Chevening
Looking for a hog roast for your party in Chevening? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Retirement parties
- Family reunions
- Naming ceremonies
Party hog roast in Chevening
Your questions about a hog roast for your party in Chevening
How far is Chevening from London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Chevening?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Is our garden suitable?
Tell us about the garden and the access, and we will tell you if it works.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Will the smell bother the neighbours?
Let them know in advance, especially if the roaster is near a fence.
Do you do DIY hire for parties?
You can hire the machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works.
Party hog roast in Chevening, slow-roasted on site
Party food needs to be easy to eat, so hog roast rolls are ideal. Chicken and vegetarian options keep everyone happy. On the menu are crackling, jacket potatoes and coleslaw, and we are regularly asked to cater christenings and retirement celebrations.
Near Chevening, parties are often in gardens or fields. Let us know about access, and we will plan the route. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us how many vegetarians and vegans to expect
- Add a dietary question to the invite
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Check the allergen list, as stuffing usually contains gluten
If the party runs late, the roast can wait a little, so tell us if timings change.
China crockery is available on request, at extra cost.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
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.
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For weddings and bigger events, a catered roast is usually easier.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to ordering takeaway, a hog roast is part of the party, not just the food. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Chevening
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Serving and clearing done for you
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Crackling
The skin crisps up over the hours of roasting, and we break it up so everyone gets a piece.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
How it works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. At midsummer, it’s light in Chevening until about 9:20pm, which gives a garden party a long evening. By late September sunset is around 7:05pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- Send a photo of where the roaster could go.
- We confirm it works and send a quote.
- On the day, we roast slowly under cover.
- Our staff serve rolls and sides.
- We clear up so you don’t have to.
Preparing for the day
- Think about shelter for your guests
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every party is different. The main factors are:
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Chevening
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your party for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Also near Chevening
What else we do in Chevening
Parties in Chevening: homes, halls and local tips
Chevening is about 3 miles north-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your party in Chevening? We cover the whole area. Chevening is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 17 miles away.
After a christening at a church like Church of St Botolph, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends. For guests coming by train, Dunton Green station is about 1.7 miles away. Chevening is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
This part of Kent takes in TN14. If your venue is just outside Chevening, we also cover Chipstead (1 mile south-east), Sundridge (2 miles south), Dunton Green (2 miles east), Bessels Green (2 miles south-east) and Riverhead (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (9 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (4.2 miles east). The countryside around Chevening includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
- Local schools include Trinity School (1.7 miles south-east)
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Events we cater in Chevening
There is very little washing up, because we bring plates and clear away.
Whatever the occasion in Chevening, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Family reunions
- Big birthday parties
- Wedding anniversaries
Within reach of Chevening are historic houses such as Quebec House (3.3 miles south-west) and Knole House (3.9 miles south-east). Grand settings like these often have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler.
Comparing caterers
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Allergen information for every dish
- What the price includes, item by item
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away