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Care Home Hog Roast for Bockhanger
Care home hog roast in Bockhanger: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Retirement community days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Garden fêtes
Planning an event in Bockhanger?
How our care home hog roast works in Bockhanger
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. Popular choices include thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater milestone days for the home and thank-you meals for staff.
Smaller homes around Bockhanger may only have a modest garden, so we check the space with photos first. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Someone to meet us
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Bockhanger
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Bockhanger questions
How far is Bockhanger from London?
About 48 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Bockhanger?
Ashford International station, about 1.5 miles south of the centre.
What if it rains?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Can you cater in Bockhanger?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Bockhanger and Kent. Tell us the venue and we will quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What time do you serve?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Planning a hog roast day in Bockhanger
Bockhanger is about 2 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. We cater care home events across Bockhanger and nearby. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Bockhanger to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. Old photos of Hatch Park can spark conversation during a hog roast day. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Bockhanger, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across TN24 and TN25 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Park Road, York Road and Tudor Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Kennington (1 mile north-east), Potters Corner (1 mile north-west), Godinton (2 miles south-west), Ashford (2 miles south) and Boughton Lees (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north-east), Faversham (10 miles north) and Hythe (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include County Square (1.2 miles south) and William Harvey Hospital (2.2 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Hatch Park.
- Schools near Bockhanger include Towers School and Sixth Form Centre (0.6 miles north) and Towers School and Sixth Form Centre (0.6 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Rose Inn (0.5 miles north-east)
Occasions we serve in Bockhanger
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
However big or small the event in Bockhanger, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Seasonal events
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement housing events
For families visiting by train, Ashford International station, about 1.5 miles south, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Travel and any London charges
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Who carves and who serves
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Why choose a hog roast in Bockhanger?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment, such as a singer or a garden fête. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why Bockhanger hosts choose us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
See our pricing and the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Halal is not offered
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request thin slices
- Request gluten-free rolls
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
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What affects the price in Bockhanger
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Plates or china
- Travel to Bockhanger
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
How it works
The roaster is gas-fired, so we don’t need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. For a summer hog roast day in Bockhanger, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden events easy. 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.
- 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
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Gather dietary requirements early
How to get a price
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
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- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away