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Care Home Hog Roast in Boyden Gate
Plenty of choice: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast day in Boyden Gate.
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
- Staff thank-you lunches
Care home hog roast for Boyden Gate
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Season and day of the week
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- Crockery choices
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What to tell us
These are the details we need:
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your date and serving time
- A photo of the cooking area
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Care home hog roast in Boyden Gate, slow-roasted on site
Day centres and retirement housing near Boyden Gate also book us, for themed days and gatherings. We serve new potatoes, halloumi skewers and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for anniversaries of the home and family days with visitors.
Near Boyden Gate, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Why choose care home hog roast in Boyden Gate?
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Whatever the occasion in Boyden Gate, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
- Themed days
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary the Virgin sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
What your quote should include
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- If the price includes VAT
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Plan separately for halal if needed
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, and a little planning goes a long way:
- A named contact on the day
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. By late September, the light in Boyden Gate goes at about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or CT3 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Boyden Gate questions
Is Boyden Gate close to London?
Roughly 56 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to Boyden Gate?
The closest is Herne Bay station, roughly 3.4 miles away.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Do you come to Boyden Gate?
Yes, Boyden Gate is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will confirm availability.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why book our hog roast in Boyden Gate
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Organising for someone else?
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Care home hog roasts in Boyden Gate
Boyden Gate is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Planning a hog roast day in Boyden Gate? We can help. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Boyden Gate to Canterbury (7 miles away).
West Blean and Thornden Woods is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Visitors arriving by train should know that Herne Bay station is about 3.4 miles away. With the sea within about 4 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Care home events anywhere in CT3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many residents. Streets in the area include Forge Lane and Church Lane, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Chislet (1 mile south), Highstead (1 mile north-west), Chitty (1 mile south-east), Hollow Street (1 mile south) and Old Tree (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (15 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Boyden Gate include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Local pubs include Hog & Donkey pub (0.8 miles north)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away