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Care Home Hog Roast in Bean
Planning a hog roast day in Bean? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Themed days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre get-togethers
Care home hog roast for Bean
How our care home hog roast works in Bean
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. Whether it is home anniversaries and days for relatives, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and apple sauce and more.
For a care home near Bean, 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.
What affects the price in Bean
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Plates or china
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
When you contact us, please mention:
- The venue or postcode
- Dietary requirements
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Rough numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Bean
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Bean, such as:
- Milestone days for the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Staff appreciation days
- Care home summer fairs
The B255 make Bean a simple journey for us.
Comparing caterers
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- VAT, if it applies
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- A clear list of what’s included
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
How it works
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. For a summer hog roast day in Bean, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- 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 DA2 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Hog roast days near Bean
Bean is about 3 miles west of Northfleet, in Kent. Bean is well within our area for care home events. We bring hog roasts to all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 17 miles away.
Sawyers Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Greenhithe for Bluewater station, roughly 1.7 miles north of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Bean, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in DA2, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. Local streets include High Street, Drudgeon Way and Foxwood Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Bean include the B255, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. Close by, we cover care home events in Green Street Green (1 mile south), Westwood (1 mile south-east), Darenth (1 mile west), Swanscombe (1 mile north) and Grubb Street (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (3 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles east) and Swanley (5 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Stone Museum of Geology (2.2 miles north-west) and Stone Castle (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
- Local schools include The Ebbsfleet Academy (1.5 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Black Horse pub (within half a mile south-west)
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, while salads and potatoes make a plated meal.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Count families and staff too
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
China crockery is available on request.
Also in Bean
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Seating for residents
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
FAQs for Bean
Which station is closest to Bean?
The closest is Greenhithe for Bluewater station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
Could you cook in Beacon Wood Country Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is crockery included?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We will serve however suits your residents.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Bean hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Timed around your day
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards