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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Birling Gap, East Sussex
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast day in Birling Gap.
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre events
- Retirement housing events
Care home hog roast for Birling Gap
Care home hog roast in Birling Gap, slow-roasted on site
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes. For residents’ themed days and day centre events, we will put together a menu of thinly carved roast pork, apple sauce and halloumi skewers and more.
Near Birling Gap, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Location
- Birling Gap (BN20)
- County
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
The process
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. By late September, the light in Birling Gap goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Birling Gap
The price comes down to:
- Time on site
- The number of people
- Travel to Birling Gap
- The date and time of year
When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Birling Gap questions
What’s the nearest station to Birling Gap?
Eastbourne station, about 3.9 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Birling Gap?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do soft food?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will share allergen and menu details.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
Plates are frequently easier for residents.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
What if it rains?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
What we serve, dish by dish
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
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Someone to meet us
- Approval from the home
- A level outdoor area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
What we serve
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What you get with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Timed around your day
- Fresh carving at the serving station
See how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Events we cater in Birling Gap
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
In Birling Gap and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Days for relatives
- Day centre lunches
- Community open days
- Anniversaries of the home
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether plates or china are included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- A clear list of what’s included
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Hog roast days near Birling Gap
Birling Gap is about 5 miles south-east of Seaford, in East Sussex. We cater care home events of every size in Birling Gap. We bring hog roasts to all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Birling Gap to Brighton (about 16 miles away).
Combe Hill 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 Eastbourne station, roughly 3.9 miles north-east of the centre. Birling Gap is within about 5 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 5 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Anywhere in BN20, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. For care home events just outside Birling Gap, we cover East Dean (1 mile north), Friston (1 mile north), Meads (3 miles east), Holywell (3 miles east) and Old Town (3 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Eastbourne (5 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles north-east), Seaford (5 miles north-west), Lewes (13 miles north-west), Hailsham (9 miles north) and Newhaven (8 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Eastbourne District General Hospital (4.1 miles north-east) and Rnli Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Birling Gap includes Combe Hill.
Also in Birling Gap
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards