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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Bessels Green, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Bessels Green and the surrounding area.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Home anniversaries
- Garden fêtes
Book a hog roast in Bessels Green
Where the roaster can go in Bessels Green
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- A named contact on the day
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
Care home hog roast in Bessels Green, slow-roasted on site
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: where the roaster goes, who is eating and how food is served. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, new potatoes and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for days for relatives and summer fêtes.
At a rural home near Bessels Green, access matters. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Events we cater in Bessels Green
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Bessels Green. Here are some of the most popular:
- Garden fêtes
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Home anniversaries
- Staff thank-you lunches
Some homes in Bessels Green have links with a local church such as Chapel of the Good Shepherd, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What to look for in a quote
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Allergen information for every dish
- How many staff will carve and serve
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, we take the cooking off your team. Midweek and quieter months are frequently easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why Bessels Green hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
- Timed around your day
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast day
Things that change the price:
- Site access
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- The date and time of the event
- What the outdoor space is like
- An estimate of numbers
- Dietary requirements
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Bessels Green
Do you come out to small places like Bessels Green?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Bessels Green?
The closest is Sevenoaks station, roughly 1 mile away.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you come to Bessels Green?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Bessels Green and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t offer halal meat.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
What happens after service?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
The process
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Late May in Bessels Green has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Care home hog roasts in Bessels Green
Bessels Green is about 1 mile west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cater care home events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Bessels Green and the surrounding area. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Sevenoaks station is about 1 mile away. Residents who remember days out at Dryhill Nature Reserve may enjoy talking about them over lunch. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Bessels Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across the TN13 and TN14 postcode area. That could mean a care home event in a garden on High Street, Witches Lane and Cranmer Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover care home events in Chipstead (1 mile north-west), Riverhead (1 mile north-east), Kippington (1 mile south-east), Dunton Green (1 mile north-east) and Sevenoaks (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (12 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south-east), Northfleet (13 miles north-east) and Swanley (8 miles north).
A little further out are Kemsing Castle Bank (3.6 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (1.7 miles east). Open spaces near Bessels Green include Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Trinity School (0.8 miles north-east) and New Beacon School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The King's Head Public House (under half a mile west)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards