Medway · England
Party Hog Roast in Hempstead
Give your guests a proper hog roast at your party in Hempstead. We roast on site, carve to order and serve it hot.
- Wedding anniversaries
- Garden parties
- Close and cul-de-sac parties
A hog roast near Hempstead
About our party hog roast in Hempstead
A big birthday deserves a centrepiece, and a hog roast in the garden fits the bill. Your guests will smell it from the street. Popular choices include a vegan burger or sausage, apple sauce and crackling, and we are regularly asked to cater christenings and reunions.
Around Hempstead, a garden with room to spare is all you need. A hog roast fits right in. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Occasions we serve in Hempstead
It feeds a crowd at once, so nobody is waiting for the next batch.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Hempstead, including:
- Street parties
- Reunions
- Naming ceremonies
- Engagement celebrations
If you had South Wood in mind, ask the council or landowner first: we can’t simply set up a roaster in a public park.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel or access charges
- How dietary needs are handled
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- VAT, if it applies
Working with your venue
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. A summer party in Hempstead stays light until about 9:15pm at midsummer, so a garden party can run well into the evening. By late September sunset is around 7:00pm, so plan festoon lights for later parties.
- It starts with the date, the address and a rough guest list.
- We check the space and send a clear quote.
- On the day we arrive hours ahead and start the roast under cover.
- We carve and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear up and pack away.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Get a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the party is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Questions from Hempstead
Which station is closest to Hempstead?
The closest is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles away.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
What do people get?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Do you cover Hempstead?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Hempstead and Medway. Send us the address for a quote.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What else we do in Hempstead
Catered or do it yourself?
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Catered or DIY? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With hire only, you do the cooking yourself.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
A hog roast compared with other options
Instead of booking a restaurant, you keep the party at home, with room for everyone. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved to order by a chef
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Parking close to the house
- Space away from the house, fences, sheds and trees
- Flat ground in the garden or on the drive
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hempstead
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Coleslaw
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
What affects the price in Hempstead
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Hempstead
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Parties in Hempstead: homes, halls and local tips
Hempstead is about 2 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. We take a hog roast for your party to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hempstead. Hempstead is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Within reach of Hempstead are historic houses such as Restoration House (3.8 miles north-west) and Temple Manor (4.5 miles north-west). If you are hiring a historic venue for a big birthday, check its rules on outside caterers first. Guests arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.1 miles north-east. Hempstead is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, so a garden party here comes with a lovely backdrop.
Parties anywhere in ME7 and ME8 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. That could mean a party in a garden on Harrow Road, Spekes Road and Capstone Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Hempstead include the A278, which makes travel to your party easy. Close by, we cover parties in Capstone (1 mile north-west), Darland (1 mile north-west), Wigmore (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north-west) and Park Wood (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (5 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Chatham Waterfront (3 miles north-west), Rochester Riverside (4 miles north-west) and Peters Village (5 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (3 miles north-west) and Medway megaliths (3.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Hempstead includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Hempstead include Rainham School for Girls (1.3 miles north-east) and Howard School (1.3 miles north-east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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