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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Birtley Green, Surrey
Looking for a hog roast day in Birtley Green? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Day centre get-togethers
- Retirement community days
- Anniversaries of the home
A hog roast near Birtley Green
About our care home hog roast in Birtley Green
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. We are often asked to cater seasonal events and day centre lunches, with thinly carved roast pork, apple sauce and new potatoes.
For a care home near Birtley Green, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan our route. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A named contact on the day
- Seating for residents
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
How the day works
The secret is time: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For a summer hog roast day in Birtley Green, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
How to prepare
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
Getting a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Birtley Green: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Birtley Green?
Shalford station, about 2.6 miles north of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Cucknell's Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you provide allergen information?
You will get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Perfect for your care home event in Birtley Green
We adapt serving to suit residents.
People around Birtley Green book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Families’ days
- Retirement community days
- Community open days
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Christ Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
What your quote should include
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Staffing on the day
- Whether plates or china are included
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
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Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Chicken can be added.
What affects the price in Birtley Green
We work out each quote from:
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- Dietary requirements
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why book with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning a hog roast day in Birtley Green
Birtley Green is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Thinking about a hog roast day in Birtley Green? We cover the whole area. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey.
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Shalford station, roughly 2.6 miles north of the centre. Residents who remember days out at Frith Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Birtley Green is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in GU5, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. For care home events just outside Birtley Green, we cover Shamley Green (1 mile east), Grafham (1 mile south), Bramley (1 mile north-west), Wonersh (1 mile north) and Thorncombe Street (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north-west), Farnham (11 miles west), Reigate (15 miles east) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Milford Hospital (3.6 miles west) and Guildford Castle (3.9 miles north). Within reach you will find Frith Hill and Lower Lake.
- Schools near Birtley Green include St Catherine's School (1.3 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion Inn (1 mile east)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away