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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Ashley, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Ashley and across Kent.
- Retirement community days
- Families’ days
- Open days
A hog roast near Ashley
How our care home hog roast works in Ashley
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. We serve apple sauce, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and we’re regularly asked to cater residents’ themed days and retirement housing events.
Near Ashley, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Request thin slices
- Halal is not offered
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Ashley questions
How far is Ashley from London?
Roughly 64 miles from the centre of London.
What’s the nearest station to Ashley?
Martin Mill station, about 2.4 miles south-east of the centre.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
What’s the price?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Can visitors eat too?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Step by step
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. In Ashley, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or CT15 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Where the roaster can go in Ashley
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
Working with your venue
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Why choose care home hog roast in Ashley?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Ashley. Typical bookings include:
- Residents’ themed days
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
Some homes in Ashley have links with a local church such as East Studdal Church Hall, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Staffing on the day
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why book with us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
There is no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- The date and time of year
- Which meats and sides you choose
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Care home hog roasts in Ashley
Ashley is about 4 miles north of Dover, in Kent. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Ashley and the surrounding area. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Ashley to Canterbury (about 11 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Martin Mill station, roughly 2.4 miles south-east of the centre. With the sea within about 5 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
For care home events in CT15, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Whether your care home event is on Chapel Lane, Northdowns Close and Waldershare Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Studdal (1 mile north-east), East Studdal (1 mile north-east), West Langdon (1 mile south-east), Sutton (2 miles east) and Church Whitfield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (11 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north), Dover (4 miles south), Folkestone (10 miles south-west), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (13 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Walmer Castle (4.3 miles east) and Buckland Hospital (4.1 miles south).
Towns and villages near Ashley
More for events in Ashley
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards