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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Ashbank, Kent
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Ashbank.
- Open days
- Retirement community days
- Residents’ themed days
Planning an event in Ashbank?
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Count families and staff too
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who does not eat pork
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Care home hog roast in Ashbank, slow-roasted on site
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. We’re often asked to cater day centre events and days for relatives, with rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and apple sauce.
Near Ashbank, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A level outdoor area
- Approval from the home
- Away from emergency routes
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
More for events in Ashbank
For event organisers in Ashbank
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Common questions in Ashbank
Do you come out to small places like Ashbank?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Ashbank?
Hollingbourne station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
What allergens are in the food?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can visitors eat too?
Many homes make it a family day.
Ashbank: care homes and access
Ashbank is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Ashbank, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Ashbank is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Ashbank to Canterbury (20 miles away).
Old photos of Detling Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Some homes in Ashbank have links with a local church such as St Nicholas's Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Ashbank, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area. From George Lane and Wykeham Grove or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover care home events in Leeds (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-east), Eyhorne Street (1 mile north-east), Chegworth (1 mile east) and Hollingbourne (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (12 miles east) and Minster (14 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find KIMS hospital (3.6 miles north-west) and The Dog Collar Museum (0.6 miles east). The countryside around Ashbank includes Detling Hill.
- Local pubs include The George Inn (less than half a mile south-west)
How the day works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. In Ashbank, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Ashbank?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. 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. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why us?
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- No surprises: everything in writing
See our prices page and the cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
We do not use a fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Dietary requirements
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Ashbank
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Ashbank. Typical bookings include:
- Home anniversaries
- Seasonal events
- Family days with visitors
- Community open days
For families visiting by train, Hollingbourne station is about 1.1 miles away.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether travel is included
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards