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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Abbotswood, Surrey
Care home hog roast in Abbotswood: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Families’ days
- Home anniversaries
Care home hog roast for Abbotswood
Care home hog roast in Abbotswood, carved to order
Retirement housing and day centres around Abbotswood book hog roast days too, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Typical bookings include retirement housing events and family days with visitors, serving apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork.
For a care home in a place like Abbotswood, a hog roast is a real event for residents. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. Late May in Abbotswood has light until about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Abbotswood
It brings residents, families and staff together.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Abbotswood, including:
- Families’ days
- Care home summer fairs
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
Visitors arriving by train should know that there is a station right in Abbotswood: London Road (Guildford) station.
Comparing caterers
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Chicken can be added.
Why choose a hog roast in Abbotswood?
Compared with a trip out, it is easier for everyone to enjoy. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our pricing and the cost guide.
How we price a hog roast day
Here’s what affects the price:
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Abbotswood
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The venue or postcode
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Any venue rules
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Away from emergency routes
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
FAQs for Abbotswood
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Abbotswood close to London?
About 27 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can families and staff join in?
Many homes make it a family day.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
What time do you serve?
We fit around the home’s routine, lunch or an afternoon event.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Care home hog roasts in Abbotswood
Abbotswood is about 1 mile south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Abbotswood suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Christ Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Abbotswood is on or near the A246 and A3100, so access for our equipment is simple. Abbotswood is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
This part of Surrey takes in GU1, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include York Road, Stoke Road and Maori Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Abbotswood include the A246 and A3100, which makes travel to your care home event easy. Other places close to Abbotswood we cover include Guildford (1 mile north-west), Burpham (1 mile north-east), Bellfields (1 mile north-west), Merrow (1 mile east) and East Shalford (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include St. Luke’s Hospital (less than half a mile south) and Guildford Castle (0.7 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Silent Pool and Pewley Down.
- Local schools include Guildford High School (under half a mile north-west) and Holy Trinity (0.5 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Rats Castle pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards