Medway · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Blue Bell Hill, Medway
We bring a hog roast day across Blue Bell Hill and Medway, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Families’ days
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff thank-you lunches
Care home hog roast in Blue Bell Hill
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Blue Bell Hill
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear. Popular choices include apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork, and typical bookings are for open days and day centre get-togethers.
Country homes near Blue Bell Hill frequently have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Care homes around Blue Bell Hill
Blue Bell Hill is about 2 miles south-west of Chatham, in Medway. We are happy to travel to Blue Bell Hill for care home events and the places nearby. We cover 68 places in Medway. We cater events right across the region, from Blue Bell Hill to Canterbury (about 25 miles away).
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Snodland station, about 2.5 miles west. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Alban's Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Blue Bell Hill, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home event is in ME5, we can roast on site for your residents. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Laurie Gray Avenue, Thorn Close and Barling Close or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Blue Bell Hill, we also cover Kit's Coty (1 mile south), Walderslade (1 mile east), Lordswood (2 miles east), Chatham (2 miles north-east) and Lidsing (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north), Rainham (5 miles north-east), Strood (4 miles north), Luton (3 miles north-east) and Park Wood (4 miles east).
Nearby you will also find St. Bartholomew's Hospital (3.5 miles north) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north). Open spaces near Blue Bell Hill include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include Greenacre Academy (1.5 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Robin Hood Public House (0.9 miles north-west)
Nearby places to Blue Bell Hill
What else we do in Blue Bell Hill
Blue Bell Hill: your questions answered
Could you cook in Westfield Wood?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Is Blue Bell Hill too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can families and staff join in?
Families and staff are welcome.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
How do you handle allergies?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: fill in our quote form.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Away from emergency routes
- A named contact on the day
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request thin slices
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
China crockery is available on request.
A hog roast or other catering?
Instead of organising a trip, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why Blue Bell Hill hosts choose us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
See our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Why choose care home hog roast in Blue Bell Hill?
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Blue Bell Hill. Typical bookings include:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Garden fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre events
Old photos of Burham Down can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Which meats and sides you choose
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Your date and serving time
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
What happens on the day
We roast under cover, so a shower won’t spoil the food. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. For a summer hog roast day in Blue Bell Hill, 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 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- 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.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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