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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Great Chart, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your party in Great Chart? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Big birthday parties
- Engagement parties
Slow-roasted pork in Great Chart
Space, access and the venue
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Neighbours warned about the smell
- Parking close to the house
- A spot well away from the house
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Hog roast rolls
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
Party hog roast in Great Chart, carved to order
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 christenings and naming days and retirement parties, with coleslaw, jacket potatoes and apple sauce.
Country parties near Great Chart suit a hog roast: slow-roasted and eaten outside. Plan shelter in case it rains. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
The process
We arrive hours before you want to eat, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. Sunset in Great Chart is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, so an early-evening carve is normally in daylight. Winter parties, dark by about 3:50pm, need lights by the roaster.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the space and send a price.
- We set up hours ahead.
- At food time, the chef carves and we serve.
- We clear the serving area and go.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning a party in Great Chart
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your party to parties anywhere in Great Chart, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Great Chart is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Great Chart to Canterbury (14 miles away).
After a christening at a church like Church of St Mary, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends. Historic houses near Great Chart include Godinton House (1.1 miles north). Grand settings like these frequently have strict rules on caterers, so for most parties a garden or hired hall is simpler. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Great Chart, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
Here we cover the TN23 postcode area, and we can cater your party anywhere in it. Whether your party is on The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Great Chart, we also cover Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
A little further out are County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Within reach you will find Orlestone Forest.
- Schools near Great Chart include John Wallis Academy (1.5 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Little Black Dog pub (less than half a mile north-west)
Places near Great Chart
Other occasions in Great Chart
Great Chart questions
What’s the nearest station to Great Chart?
The closest is Ashford International station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Can you cater after a service at Church of St Mary?
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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Can you work around our timings?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
What about the neighbours?
Let them know in advance.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
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.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a party buffet, hot carved pork feels more special, and nothing sits out all afternoon. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Our staff serve and clear
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your party in Great Chart
Most children happily eat pork in a roll, with chicken as a backup.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Great Chart and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Garden parties
- Retirement celebrations
- Street parties
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
Thinking of a hog roast in Ashford Community Woodland? Cooking in a park needs the owner’s permission, generally the council’s, and many parks do not allow it.
What your quote should include
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How dietary needs are handled
- Who carves and who serves
- A clear list of what’s included
How we price a hog roast for your party
We work out each quote from:
- Site access
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Roughly how many people
- Your date and serving time
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Great Chart
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
If you’re organising for someone else, 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 everyone in the loop.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Crackling
Crackling is what people queue for: crisp, golden and full of flavour.
Full catering or machine hire?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
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.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away