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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Great Stonar, Kent
Looking for a hog roast for your party in Great Stonar? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Wedding anniversaries
- Engagement celebrations
- Reunions
Book a hog roast in Great Stonar
Full catering or machine hire?
A DIY hog roast suits a relaxed party where someone enjoys cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
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.
Party hog roast in Great Stonar, slow-roasted on site
A big birthday deserves a centrepiece, and a hog roast in the garden fits the bill. The smell sets the mood. Whether it is ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries and engagement parties, we can cook rotisserie chicken, a vegan burger or sausage and crackling for your guests.
A country party near Great Stonar is perfect for a hog roast: roasted all afternoon and carved on the lawn. Have a covered area for guests in wet weather. Timings are planned around your party, working back from when you want to eat.
Where the roaster can go in Great Stonar
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A level spot in the garden, on the patio or drive
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
- Neighbours warned about the smell
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Crackling
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Jacket potatoes
Questions from Great Stonar
Is Great Stonar close to London?
Roughly 64 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
We’re gathering after a service at St Mary's Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with room to cook outside. Churches rarely have space for a hog roast, so the food is usually elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Can you work around our timings?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
Do you bring plates and clear up?
Plates come as standard and our staff clear the serving area.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel to Great Stonar
- Site access
- Crockery choices
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any venue rules
- An estimate of numbers
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
Every party is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your party for a quote: fill in our quote form.
How it works
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your party in Great Stonar. For an evening party in Great Stonar, think about light: daylight lasts until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late September it’s around 7:00pm. Lights by the food keep the party going.
- Start with the date, the address and roughly how many.
- We check the garden or drive and quote.
- We set up hours ahead.
- At food time, the chef carves and we serve.
- We clear the serving area and go.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Get a quote
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Great Stonar
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, let us know who we’ll deal with on the day. We’ll keep you both updated.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Great Stonar parties: what to know
Great Stonar is about 5 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Hosts in Great Stonar book us for parties of all sizes. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 11 miles away.
Guests arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Sandwich station, about 1.2 miles south. Thinking of a hog roast in Prince's Beachlands? 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 5 miles, so breezy days are common, and we always plan for it.
For parties in CT13, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. From Kitchener Drive, Spitfire Way and Hugin Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. For parties just outside Great Stonar, we cover Sandwich (1 mile south), Cooper Street (2 miles west), East Street (2 miles west), Marshborough (2 miles south-west) and Woodnesborough (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (7 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east), Broadstairs (6 miles north-east) and Whitstable (14 miles west).
Nearby you will also find The Precinct Toy Collection (0.8 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Sir Roger Manwood's School (1.1 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Invicta House Ye Olde King's Arms (0.7 miles south)
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with takeaway pizzas, the roast is an event in itself. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Great Stonar hosts choose us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- An itemised quote
- Planned to your running order
- Serving and clearing done for you
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Places near Great Stonar
What else we do in Great Stonar
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Think about children’s portions
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
- Count non-pork eaters so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
At food time, we carve and serve, then clear up the serving area.
Add coleslaw, salads and jacket potatoes to make it a full meal.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards