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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Hartley, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Party hog roast in Hartley.
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
- Retirement celebrations
- Back-garden get-togethers
Planning an event in Hartley?
Party hog roast near Hartley
A big birthday deserves a centrepiece, and a hog roast in the garden fits the bill. Your guests will smell it from the street. Whether it is getting-engaged parties and reunions, we can cook coleslaw, apple sauce and crackling for your guests.
In a place like Hartley, a party at home is typically the easiest option. Tell us about the drive and the garden, and we’ll do the rest. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Hosting a hog roast party in Hartley
Hartley is about 4 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. We bring a hog roast for your party to parties anywhere in Hartley, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Hartley is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
After a christening at a church like Church of Saint Mary, a hog roast in the garden is an easy way to feed family and friends. Guests arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Longfield station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Hartley is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so many gardens around here have a great outlook.
We cater parties across DA3 and the streets around it. Local streets include Church Road, Dickens Close and Stack Lane; a party on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater parties include Longfield (1 mile north), New Barn (1 mile north-east), Longfield Hill (1 mile east), New Ash Green (1 mile south) and Nash Street (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Darent Valley Hospital (4 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (4.1 miles north). Open spaces near Hartley include Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include Longfield Academy (0.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include Railway Tavern (0.9 miles north)
Hartley questions
What’s the nearest station to Hartley?
The closest is Longfield station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
Can you cater after a service at Church of Saint Mary?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is normally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Tell us about your party for a quote.
Do you serve the food?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Is clearing up included?
We tidy the serving area.
What if things run late?
We’ll be as flexible as we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will adjust.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you’re happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
Events we cater in Hartley
It feeds a crowd at once, instead of food in dribs and drabs.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Hartley and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Neighbourhood parties
- Garden parties
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
Nearby historic houses include Cobham College (3.9 miles east). If you are hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
- Who carves and who serves
- How dietary needs are handled
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Autumn parties in Hartley get dark early: about 7:00pm by late September and 3:50pm by December. Plan lights for the path and the food.
- Send us your party date, address, numbers and serving time.
- You get a check on the date and the cooking spot, and a quote.
- We set up early and get the hog roasting.
- When it’s time to eat, the chef carves and we serve.
- We clear up and pack away.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Is a hog roast right for your party?
Hire the machine or book catering? DIY suits confident cooks and relaxed parties; catering suits bigger parties. 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.
Why Hartley hosts choose us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
See how we price or what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A step-free way into the garden
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
- A word with the neighbours
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Jacket potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
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 everyone in the loop.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist right to the last roll.
Full catering or machine hire?
We also hire out the hog roast machine for confident cooks. You cook and carve it yourself; we will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
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Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Collect dietary needs when guests reply
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count non-pork eaters for the alternatives
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
If the party runs late, the roast can wait a little, so just let us know.
Sides turn rolls into a proper party meal.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards