East Sussex · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Balls Green, East Sussex
Looking for a hog roast day in Balls Green? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Open days
- Milestone days for the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Planning an event in Balls Green?
Care home hog roast in Balls Green, carved to order
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce, and we are frequently booked for day centre get-togethers and open days.
Country homes near Balls Green often have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Location
- Balls Green (TN7)
- County
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why choose care home hog roast in Balls Green?
Families and staff can join in.
Here’s what people in Balls Green most often book a hog roast for:
- Milestone days for the home
- Summer fêtes
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
Residents who remember days out at Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What to look for in a quote
- The full menu and the sides
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How dietary needs are handled
Towns and villages near Balls Green
Other occasions in Balls Green
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Balls Green: your questions answered
Is Balls Green close to London?
About 29 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Balls Green too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do you handle allergies?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Can you serve on plates?
Plates are frequently easier for residents.
Can you do soft food?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We will give your team the information they need.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. We don’t provide halal meat.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Why choose a hog roast in Balls Green?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Carved to order by a chef
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. By late September, the light in Balls Green goes at about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
How to get a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Hog roast days near Balls Green
Balls Green is about 4 miles north of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Hosts in Balls Green book us for care home events of all sizes. Balls Green is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Balls Green to Brighton (22 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Ashurst Kent station is about 1.7 miles away. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like The church of St Michael and All Angels, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Balls Green is within about 5 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in TN7, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Other places close to Balls Green we cover include Hartfield (1 mile west), Ashurst (2 miles north-east), Groombridge (2 miles east), Teasley Mead (2 miles north) and Stone Cross (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Crowborough (4 miles south), Uckfield (10 miles south), Heathfield (11 miles south-east), Wadhurst (9 miles east), Ridgewood (10 miles south) and Ringmer (15 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Bolebroke Castle (1.8 miles north-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (3.8 miles south). Open spaces near Balls Green include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, so it stays hot and juicy.
How we price a hog roast day
There’s no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Crockery choices
- Site access
- The date and time of year
- Menu choices and extras
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Any venue rules
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Flat ground in the grounds
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away