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Care Home Hog Roast in Brabourne Lees
Planning a hog roast day in Brabourne Lees? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Open days
- Family days with visitors
- Day centre events
Care home hog roast for Brabourne Lees
FAQs for Brabourne Lees
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Brabourne Lees close to London?
About 53 miles from central London.
Do you serve the food?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Do you come to Brabourne Lees?
Yes, Brabourne Lees is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll adjust.
Can visitors eat too?
Families and staff are welcome.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
Care home hog roast in Brabourne Lees, carved to order
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. On the menu are roast potatoes, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater day centre events and themed days.
Near Brabourne Lees, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
Who books care home hog roast in Brabourne Lees?
We fit in with your day.
People around Brabourne Lees book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Family days with visitors
- Garden fêtes
- Open afternoons
- Retirement housing events
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether plates or china are included
- The space, cover and access they need
- The full menu and the sides
- VAT, if it applies
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Approval from the home
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children usually like it too.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers ensure they’re not left with just salad.
Why choose a hog roast in Brabourne Lees?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why book our hog roast in Brabourne Lees
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Planning a hog roast day in Brabourne Lees
Brabourne Lees is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. A hog roast suits care home events around Brabourne Lees, whatever the venue. Brabourne Lees is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
Hatch Park is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Families coming by rail can use the station: Westenhanger station is about 3.4 miles away. Brabourne Lees is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Wherever your care home event is in TN25, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Knatchbull Way, Mountbatten Way and Prospect Way or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Smeeth (1 mile south-west), Lilyvale (1 mile south-east), Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north), Ridgeway (1 mile west) and Stone Hill (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (6 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Lympne Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Brabourne Lees include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Towns and villages near Brabourne Lees
What else we do in Brabourne Lees
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
What affects the price in Brabourne Lees
Things that change the price:
- The journey to the venue
- How many people are eating
- How long the roast and service take
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- Your menu choices
- The address or postcode
- Any venue rules
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
How it works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, and sides go out at the same time. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. For a summer hog roast day in Brabourne Lees, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Name a contact for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away