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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Maypole, Kent
Planning a hog roast for your party in Maypole? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Garden parties
- 18th, 21st, 40th, 50th and 60th birthdays
- Big family get-togethers
Book a hog roast in Maypole
Party hog roast in Maypole, carved to order
Street parties and neighbourhood get-togethers suit a hog roast too, once the road closure or permission is in place. For leaving and retirement do’s and garden parties, we can cook apple sauce, coleslaw and rotisserie chicken for your guests.
Near Maypole, parties are frequently in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we’ll plan the route. You will know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children usually like it too.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg, in a roll or on a plate.
For event organisers in Maypole
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Towns and villages near Maypole
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Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Halal isn’t offered, so arrange it separately if needed
- Think about children’s portions
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Give us numbers for vegetarians and vegans
Have a word with the neighbours first: the roast cooks for hours, and they may ask for a roll.
Bunting or festoon lights near the serving table make a lovely party setting.
Why choose party hog roast in Maypole?
You are a host, not a cook.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Maypole, including:
- Leaving and retirement do’s
- Ruby, golden and diamond anniversaries
- Getting-engaged parties
- Reunions
For party guests on the train, Herne Bay station is about 2.6 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
Step by step
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Sunset in Maypole is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, so most summer parties eat in daylight. After about 3:50pm in December, we need light to carve.
- It starts with the date, the address and a rough guest list.
- We check the space and send a clear quote.
- We arrive in good time and start roasting.
- When it is time to eat, the chef carves and we serve.
- We clear up and pack away.
How to prepare
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a restaurant booking, you keep the party at home, with room for everyone. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Maypole hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Questions from Maypole
Could you cook in Curtis Wood?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of the Holy Cross: 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. Send us the address.
Will the smell bother the neighbours?
It’s worth warning them: roasting takes hours. They may want a roll.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Do you bring plates and clear up?
We bring plates and clear up after service.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- A heads-up for next door
- Parking close to the house
- Access for the roaster through a gate or passage
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Hog roast rolls
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
Parties in Maypole: homes, halls and local tips
Maypole is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, parties around Maypole suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
If the day starts at Church of the Holy Cross, the roast can be ready when everyone gets back. A green space like Curtis Wood is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, usually the council’s. The coast is within about 3 miles, so breezy days are common, so we plan a sheltered spot.
Anywhere in CT3, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a party in a garden on Maypole Lane and Maypole Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For parties just outside Maypole, we cover Old Tree (1 mile east), Millbank (1 mile north), Hoath (1 mile south), Knave's Ash (1 mile south-west) and Highstead (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (4.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Maypole includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Spires Academy (2.1 miles south)
DIY versus a catered hog roast
A barbecue is the other obvious choice, but someone has to stand at the grill all day. With a hog roast, one roast feeds everyone at once.
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from setting up and lighting the roaster to carving. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
- 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