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Party Hog Roast for Hales Place
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your party in Hales Place.
- Back-garden get-togethers
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
- Engagement parties
Party hog roast for Hales Place
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your party. By late September, sunset in Hales Place is about 7:00pm; by December it is about 3:50pm. Light the garden path and the serving area.
- Show us the garden or drive.
- We check the space and quote.
- We cook for hours on site.
- We serve when you’re ready.
- We leave the garden tidy.
Before we arrive
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Party hog roast in Hales Place, carved to order
A hog roast works for street parties as well, with the right permissions. Typical bookings include big family get-togethers and big birthday parties, with a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and coleslaw.
For a party in Hales Place, home is frequently the best venue. Let us know how we reach the garden, and we will do the rest. The hog is roasted on site at your party, low and slow, for hours.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- The date and time of year
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Site access
For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- An estimate of numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A spot well away from the house
- Parking close to the house
- A side gate or passage wide enough to wheel the equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Crackling
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Rotisserie chicken
Why choose a hog roast in Hales Place?
Compared with a restaurant booking, a hog roast at home lets everyone relax in the garden. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What you get with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Party venues around Hales Place
Hales Place is about 1 mile north of Canterbury, in Kent. Hales Place is well within our area for parties and the places nearby. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
A green space like Bus Company Island is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, generally the council’s. Christenings and naming days often start at a local church such as Church of St Stephen or St Thomas of Canterbury Church, with a hog roast at home or in a hall afterwards. The coast is within about 6 miles, so breezy days are common, and we always plan for it.
This part of Kent takes in CT2 and CT1. That could mean a party in a garden on Downs Road, Godden Road and Tunstall Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Hales Place, we also cover Canterbury (1 mile south), Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Rough Common (1 mile west), Wincheap (2 miles south) and Upper Harbledown (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south) and Ramsgate (15 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (1.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local schools include Archbishop's School (less than half a mile south-west) and St Edmund's School (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Ye Olde Beverlie Inn (under half a mile south)
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
- Count non-pork eaters so we can bring chicken or a vegetarian option
- Plan separately for anyone who needs halal food
- Ask us to label vegetarian and vegan food
We set up in the agreed spot, leaving the garden to you and your guests.
Bunting or festoon lights near the serving table make a lovely party setting.
Perfect for your party in Hales Place
Most children happily eat pork in a roll, with chicken as a backup.
However big or small the event in Hales Place, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Christenings and naming days
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
For party guests on the train, Canterbury West station, about 0.8 miles south, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Who carves and who serves
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Full catering or machine hire?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. A hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone.
Also near Hales Place
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The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Questions from Hales Place
Is Hales Place close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London.
Could you cook in Bus Company Island?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Do we need to wash up?
We tidy the serving area, so there is very little washing up.
Will the smell bother the neighbours?
Let them know in advance.
How big a hog will we need?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Do we need a marquee for a party hog roast?
Not for the cooking, but plan somewhere dry for guests.
What about kids?
Plain pork rolls go down well with children, with chicken as an alternative.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a photo if you are unsure.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards