Oxfordshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Appleford-on-Thames
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Appleford-on-Thames.
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
- Days for relatives
Care home hog roast for Appleford-on-Thames
How our care home hog roast works in Appleford-on-Thames
Day centres and retirement housing near Appleford-on-Thames also book us, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and apple sauce, and we are frequently booked for staff appreciation days and retirement housing events.
Rural homes around Appleford-on-Thames may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
- Area
- Appleford-on-Thames (OX14)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Where the roaster can go in Appleford-on-Thames
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Someone to meet us
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Appleford-on-Thames
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Perfect for your care home event in Appleford-on-Thames
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Appleford-on-Thames, such as:
- Open days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Themed days
- Retirement community days
If your residents have links with Church of St Peter and St Paul, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- The space, cover and access they need
- Whether VAT is included
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
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Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- A clear quote with everything listed
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Planned to your running order
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
The process
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. In late May, sunset in Appleford-on-Thames is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your residents
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or OX14 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Care homes around Appleford-on-Thames
Appleford-on-Thames is about 2 miles north of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We’re happy to travel to Appleford-on-Thames for care home events and the places nearby. We cater 443 places in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 8 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Wittenham Clumps may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Visitors arriving by train should know that Appleford station is in Appleford-on-Thames itself.
Here we cover the OX14 postcode area. From Chambrai Close, Church Street and Main Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Long Wittenham (1 mile east), Culham (1 mile north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles west), Clifton Hampden (2 miles north-east) and Didcot (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-west), Witney (15 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles north-east), Wantage (8 miles south-west) and Grove (8 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Pendon Museum (1 mile east) and FitzHarris Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
- Local pubs include Carpenters Arms (under half a mile south-east)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Count families and staff too
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Chicken can be added.
FAQs for Appleford-on-Thames
Is Appleford-on-Thames too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What’s the nearest station to Appleford-on-Thames?
Appleford-on-Thames has its own station: Appleford station.
Do you provide allergen information?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What a hog roast costs
Things that change the price:
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
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.
What we need to know
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- What the outdoor space is like
- The address or postcode
- Your menu choices
- Roughly how many people
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards