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Care Home Hog Roast for Balcombe
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Balcombe.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Home anniversaries
- Open afternoons
Care home hog roast for Balcombe
Perfect for your care home event in Balcombe
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
Whatever the occasion in Balcombe, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Care home summer fairs
- Days for relatives
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like The Parish Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Who carves and who serves
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for every dish
How our care home hog roast works in Balcombe
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Whether it’s home anniversaries and thank-you meals for staff, we’ll put together a menu of thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and roast potatoes for your residents.
For a care home near Balcombe, tell us about lanes and the drive. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Area
- Balcombe (RH17)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Balcombe
Which station is closest to Balcombe?
Balcombe has its own station: Balcombe station.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What about coeliacs?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. You will get allergen details for everything.
Do you cover Balcombe?
We do. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. In Balcombe, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Balcombe?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- Carved to order by a chef
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What affects the price in Balcombe
Things that change the price:
- How long the roast and service take
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Your menu choices
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Ask about china.
Planners, venues and businesses
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Where the roaster can go in Balcombe
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Someone to meet us
- Away from emergency routes
- Flat ground in the grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Care homes around Balcombe
Balcombe is about 4 miles north of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Care home events in Balcombe are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Balcombe is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Balcombe to Brighton (15 miles away).
With the B2036 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. Families coming by rail can use the station: there’s a station right in Balcombe: Balcombe station. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Balcombe, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Care home events anywhere in RH17 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Whether your care home event is on London Road, Stockcroft Road and Deanland Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. You’ll find Balcombe on the B2036, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Balcombe Lane (1 mile north), Brook Street (2 miles south), Staplefield (2 miles south-west), Worth Abbey (3 miles north) and Whitemans Green (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (5 miles north-west), Horsham (8 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south), Burgess Hill (7 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles north-east) and Broadfield (4 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Princess Royal Hospital (4.9 miles south) and Cuckfield Museum (3.5 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow and Tilgate Lake.
Also near Balcombe
Other occasions in Balcombe
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away