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Care Home Hog Roast for Aldborough Hatch
We bring a hog roast day across Aldborough Hatch and Greater London, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement housing events
- Residents’ themed days
- Day centre lunches
Care home hog roast for Aldborough Hatch
How our care home hog roast works in Aldborough Hatch
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Aldborough Hatch suit a hog roast, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. We serve thinly carved roast pork, roast potatoes and apple sauce, and we’re regularly asked to cater family days with visitors and milestone days for the home.
In Aldborough Hatch, we cook in the home’s garden or car park. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Location
- Aldborough Hatch (IG2, IG3, RM6)
- County
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Chicken can be added.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A named contact on the day
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
As a London location, Aldborough Hatch is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: let us know how we reach the cooking spot and where we can park.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Travel to Aldborough Hatch
- The number of people
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Menu choices and extras
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Roughly how many people
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Aldborough Hatch, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a trip out, it is easier for everyone to enjoy. 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, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Aldborough Hatch
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Hog roast days near Aldborough Hatch
Aldborough Hatch is about 2 miles north-east of Ilford, in Greater London. Planning a hog roast day in Aldborough Hatch? We cover the whole area. Aldborough Hatch is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Aldborough Hatch to London (about 10 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Goodmayes station is about 1.2 miles away. The A12 make Aldborough Hatch a simple journey for us.
Wherever your care home event is in IG2, IG3 and RM6, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Oaks Lane, Chase Lane and Mendip Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. You will find Aldborough Hatch on the A12, which makes the journey straightforward. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Goodmayes (1 mile south), Chadwell Heath (2 miles east), Becontree Heath (2 miles south-east) and Becontree (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south-west), City of Westminster (12 miles south-west), Marylebone (12 miles west), Kensington (14 miles south-west), St Pancras (10 miles west) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find King George Hospital (within half a mile east) and The Brewery (3.4 miles east). The countryside around Aldborough Hatch includes Hollow Pond and Hainault Lodge.
- Local schools include Oaks Park High School (0.5 miles south-west)
- Local facilities include Waltham Holy Cross Urban District (1.3 miles north)
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A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Questions from Aldborough Hatch
Can you do a hog roast in Fairlop Waters?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Aldborough Hatch?
The closest is Goodmayes station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will share allergen and menu details.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Where will the roaster go?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Who books care home hog roast in Aldborough Hatch?
We plan around the home’s routines.
People around Aldborough Hatch book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Community open days
Residents who remember days out at Hainault Lodge may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for every dish
- The full menu and the sides
- Any travel or access charges
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. In late May, sunset in Aldborough Hatch is about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or IG2 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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