Kent · England
Hog Roast Hire for Maidstone
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast in Maidstone.
- Gatherings after a funeral
- Weddings and receptions
- Work summer parties
Planning an event in Maidstone?
About our hog roast hire in Maidstone
We provide a fully catered hog roast: roasting, carving and serving are all done for you. For confident cooks, the machine can be hired on its own. Whether it’s weddings and receptions and birthdays and anniversaries, we will put together a menu of hog roast rolls, salads and coleslaw for your guests.
For a central Maidstone booking, parking for our vehicle and the route to the cooking spot are what to plan; once we’re set up, it’s a long, slow roast. Our chef carves in front of your guests, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
Common questions in Maidstone
Could you cook in River Len LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Maidstone?
The closest is Maidstone West station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
How does hog roast hire work?
We bring the roaster, roast the hog on site for hours, then our chef carves it and our staff serve, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
Do you cover the whole of Kent?
We cater across Kent. Ask for a quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
Can we have lamb or chicken?
It is built around the hog, but lamb and chicken can be added.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The date and time of year
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Roughly how many people
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Maidstone: venues, access and local tips
Maidstone is about 31 miles south-east of London, in Kent. Planning a hog roast in Maidstone? We cover the whole area. Maidstone is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 24 miles away.
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as South Borough Primary School, can book a hog roast stall. A green space like River Len LNR is tempting, but a gas-fired roaster there needs the landowner’s say-so, typically the council’s. Maidstone is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles on site. Ask your venue about gas cooking and access.
For events in ME15, ME16, ME14 and ME17, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many guests. From Square Hill Road, Arundel Square and Square Hill or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. With the A20 and A26 close by, Maidstone is easy for us to reach with the roaster. Other places close to Maidstone we cover include Tovil (1 mile west), Foley Park (1 mile north), Shepway (1 mile south-east), Penenden Heath (1 mile north) and Weavering (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west). Maidstone is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with plenty of venues for events.
A little further out are Maidstone Carriage Museum (under half a mile north-west) and Oakwood Hospital (1.8 miles west). Within reach you will find Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Schools near Maidstone include Maidstone Grammar School (under half a mile south-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.2 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Paper Makers Arms (less than half a mile north)
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- Somewhere nearby to park our vehicle
- A sheltered place for people to eat if it rains
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Stuffing
- Spit-roast lamb
- Crackling
- Apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast or jacket potatoes
- Coleslaw
For event organisers in Maidstone
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
What we serve, dish by dish
Spit-roast lamb
Adding lamb gives people a choice of two roasts, which works well for larger groups.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Because the roast takes hours, daylight is worth planning: in Maidstone, sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June, while in December the light goes at about 3:50pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We look at the cooking area and send a price.
- We get the roaster going hours before you eat.
- The chef carves and the team fills rolls or plates.
- We pack away and leave you to it.
Before we arrive
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Ask for a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Request gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Stuffing normally contains gluten, so ask for the allergen list
- Ask us to keep the vegetarian food separate and labelled
- Ask about allergies when you send invitations
The roaster needs looking after for hours, which is our job, not yours. You can relax and enjoy the day.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Events we cater in Maidstone
For big gatherings in Maidstone, a hog roast is hard to beat: one roast feeds a crowd, and the carving gives people something to watch.
Whatever the occasion in Maidstone, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Summer garden parties
- Work summer parties
- Festive gatherings
- Wedding breakfasts and evening food
After a service at St Philip's Church, the hog roast can be ready at a nearby hall or house.
Before booking anyone
- Staffing on the day
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a barbecue, a hog roast cooks in one go and is carved for everyone, so nobody stands at a grill all afternoon. Our guide compares the two. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why Maidstone hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Nearby places to Maidstone
More for events in Maidstone
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away