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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Cranbrook, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast for your party makes the food part of your party in Cranbrook.
- Retirement celebrations
- Engagement celebrations
- Big birthday parties
Party hog roast in Cranbrook
Party hog roast in Cranbrook, carved to order
Throwing a party is hard work. With a hog roast, the food is sorted: we roast, carve, serve and clear. Typical bookings include street parties and milestone birthdays, with crackling, rotisserie chicken and hog roast rolls.
For a party in Cranbrook, home is frequently the best venue. Let us know how we reach the garden, and we’ll bring everything else. Our staff serve and clear, so nobody in your party has to serve.
Catered or do it yourself?
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a big roast takes hours and must be cooked thoroughly. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone ends up cooking in batches all afternoon. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Halal is not offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
If the party runs late, the roast can wait a little, so just let us know.
China crockery is available on request, at extra cost.
How it works
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Sunset in Cranbrook is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, so an early-evening carve is usually in daylight. After about 3:55pm in December, we need light to carve.
- Send a picture of where the roaster could go.
- We check the space and quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- Our staff serve rolls and sides.
- We leave the garden tidy.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Somewhere for us to park nearby
- A heads-up for next door
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Coleslaw
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Also near Cranbrook
Other occasions in Cranbrook
How we price a hog roast for your party
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- How easy it is to reach the spot
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Dietary requirements
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or TN17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Cranbrook
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Hosting a hog roast party in Cranbrook
Cranbrook is about 12 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Planning a hog roast for your party in Cranbrook? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Cranbrook to Canterbury (27 miles away).
Thinking of a hog roast in Crane Valley? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, usually the council’s, and many parks do not allow it. Cranbrook is within about a mile of the High Weald National Landscape, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
Parties anywhere in TN17 and TN18 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many guests. We can cater a party on streets such as High Street, Crane Lane and White Lion Yard or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Cranbrook, we also cover Baker's Cross (1 mile east), Coursehorn (1 mile east), Swattenden (1 mile south), Hartley (1 mile south-west) and Gill's Green (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (13 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (13 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Sissinghurst Castle (2.5 miles north-east) and Benenden Hospital (3.6 miles east).
- Schools near Cranbrook include Cranbrook Church of England Primary School (under half a mile north)
- Local pubs include The Crown Public House (within half a mile north-west)
Events we cater in Cranbrook
The roast becomes part of the entertainment.
Whatever the occasion in Cranbrook, a slow roast goes a long way. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Retirement celebrations
- Christenings and naming days
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Street parties
After a christening at a church like Congregational Church, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How many staff will carve and serve
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Cranbrook questions
Can you do a hog roast in Crane Valley?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you bring plates and clear up?
We bring plates and clear up after service.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Will a hog roast fit in our garden?
Most gardens can work, given access for the equipment. Send us a picture.
How long does the roast need?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
Is a hog roast good for a children’s party?
Plain pork rolls go down well with children, with chicken as an alternative.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away