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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Ashford, Kent
Care home hog roast in Ashford: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
- Retirement housing events
Planning an event in Ashford?
How our care home hog roast works in Ashford
The roaster cooks in the grounds, well away from ambulance routes. For sheltered housing gatherings and garden fêtes, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce for your residents.
In Ashford, care settings range from big homes to small ones. We need a level spot away from ambulance routes. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
A hog roast compared with other options
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book our hog roast in Ashford
- Served at the time you choose
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Carved to order by a chef
- An itemised quote
Take a look at our prices page or our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Ashford
We plan around the home’s routines.
Hosts in Ashford book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Family days with visitors
- Seasonal events
- Retirement community days
- Milestone days for the home
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Christ Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether travel is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
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 roast, carve and serve without fuss. Late-September sunset in Ashford is about 7:00pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Planning a hog roast day in Ashford
Ashford is in Kent. Ashford is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. Ashford is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
The A20 and A28 make Ashford a simple journey for us. For families visiting by train, Ashford has its own station, Ashford International station. Ashford is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home event is in TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Ashford is on the A20 and A28, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). Ashford is one of the larger places we cover in Kent, with lots of choice for care home events.
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Ashford includes Hatch Park.
- Local schools include Ashford School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Locomotive pub (less than half a mile east)
Places near Ashford
Other occasions in Ashford
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Working with your venue
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Where the roaster can go in Ashford
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Away from opening windows
- A named contact on the day
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Ashford questions
Can you do a hog roast in Ashford Green Corridors?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Ashford close to London?
Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
What affects the price in Ashford
Your quote depends on:
- Season and day of the week
- Menu choices and extras
- Distance from us
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what we will ask:
- A photo of the cooking area
- Where the event is
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards