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Birthday Hog Roast Hire in Woodchurch, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your party across Woodchurch and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Big birthday parties
- Engagement parties
- Street parties
Party hog roast for Woodchurch
What happens on the day
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking doesn’t depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Evening parties in Woodchurch need a little planning: daylight lasts until about 9:15pm at midsummer, but by late September it’s around 7:00pm. A string of lights over the serving table works wonders.
- Send us your party date, address, numbers and serving time.
- We check the date and the garden or drive, then send a quote.
- We arrive in good time and start roasting.
- We carve and serve at the agreed time.
- We clear up and pack away.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
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Party hog roast in Woodchurch, slow-roasted on site
Party food needs to be easy to eat, so hog roast rolls are ideal. Alternatives cover anyone who does not eat pork. For retirement parties and neighbourhood parties, we’ll put together a menu of coleslaw, crackling and apple sauce for your guests.
Near Woodchurch, parties are often in gardens or fields. Tell us about lanes and ground, and we’ll handle the rest. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
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Should I cook it myself?
DIY hire works best when someone in the family loves cooking. For bigger or more formal events, catering takes the pressure off.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but nothing beats hot pork and crackling carved in front of you.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls make a hog roast easy to eat anywhere. Gluten-free rolls can be provided on request.
Party venues around Woodchurch
Woodchurch is about 6 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cover parties in Woodchurch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
If the day starts at Parish Church of All Saints, the roast can be ready when everyone gets back. Parks such as Stone Wood typically need permission from the council or landowner for any cooking, so check first.
Wherever your party is in TN26, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your party is on Kirkwood Avenue, Front Road and Lower Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. For parties just outside Woodchurch, we cover Brattle (1 mile south), Brook Street (1 mile south-west), Shirkoak (1 mile north), Appledore Heath (3 miles south) and Leigh Green (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (6 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), Tenterden (4 miles west), Park Wood (15 miles north-west), Kennington (8 miles north-east) and New Romney (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Woodchurch Village Life Museum (0.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
- Nearby, you will find Stonebridge Inn (within half a mile south)
Looking after everyone
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Let us know roughly how many children
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if anyone needs them
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Keep the vegetarian option labelled
We get there early to start the roast, so it is cooking when guests arrive.
Rotisserie chicken is popular at family parties.
Occasions we serve in Woodchurch
You get to enjoy your own party.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Woodchurch:
- Anniversary parties
- Christenings
- Back-garden get-togethers
- Reunions
If guests are coming by rail, Appledore (Kent) station, about 3.5 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Whether travel is included
- Plates, china and cutlery
- VAT, if it applies
Is a hog roast right for your party?
Compared with cooking for everyone yourself, you get to enjoy the party. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Our staff serve and clear
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Where the roaster can go in Woodchurch
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A side gate or passage wide enough to wheel the equipment
- A level spot in the garden, on the patio or drive
- Neighbours warned about the smell
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Hog roast rolls
- Jacket potatoes
- Crackling
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Your questions about a hog roast for your party in Woodchurch
Can you do a hog roast in Stone Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
How far is Woodchurch from London?
Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Is a hog roast good for a children’s party?
Most children like pork in a soft roll, and chicken or a vegan sausage covers fussy eaters.
Do you bring plates and clear up?
We bring plates and clear up after service.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is frequently possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What about guests who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away