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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Beacon Hill, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Beacon Hill.
- Family days with visitors
- Open afternoons
- Thank-you meals for staff
Slow-roasted pork in Beacon Hill
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Beacon Hill
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. We serve halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and we are regularly asked to cater open afternoons and themed days.
Rural care homes near Beacon Hill can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, slowly, over several hours.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
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.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Beacon Hill questions
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Could you cook in The Flashes?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Can you carve thinly?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Is there a non-pork option?
The menu has lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
What space does the roaster need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
Why book our hog roast in Beacon Hill
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See our prices page and the cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Away from opening windows
- A spot that keeps access clear
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Beacon Hill
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
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Step by step
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Late May in Beacon Hill has light until about 8:55pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Beacon Hill
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Seasonal events
- Community open days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Summer fêtes
Residents who remember days out at Gibbet Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
- Site access
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, send us:
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Rules from the venue or landowner
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Care home events in Beacon Hill are part of our patch. Beacon Hill is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Haslemere station, about 2.9 miles south-east. Some homes in Beacon Hill have links with a local church such as Church of St Alban, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Beacon Hill is within about 2 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across GU26. Local streets include Hill Road, Glen Close and Harlequin Close; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Beacon Hill we cover include Whitmoor Vale (1 mile west), Green Cross (1 mile north-west), Grayshott (1 mile south), Hindhead (1 mile south-east) and Barford (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (15 miles north-east), Camberley (15 miles north), Farnham (6 miles north), Frimley (13 miles north) and Haslemere (3 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Haslemere and District Hospital (3 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Gibbet Hill and Upper Lake.
- Local schools include St Edmund's School (1.1 miles south) and Woolmer Hill School (2.2 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox & Pelican pub (0.9 miles south)
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away