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Care Home Hog Roast in Broughton Crossing
Planning a hog roast day in Broughton Crossing? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Open afternoons
- Care home summer fairs
- Day centre events
Book a hog roast in Broughton Crossing
Questions from Broughton Crossing
Which station is closest to Broughton Crossing?
Aylesbury station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Broughton Crossing?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
How do you handle allergies?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Care home hog roast in Broughton Crossing, carved to order
Day centres and retirement housing near Broughton Crossing also book us, for themed days and gatherings. For anniversaries of the home and seasonal events, we will put together a menu of roast potatoes, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork for your residents.
For a care home near Broughton Crossing, tell us about lanes and the drive. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
- Location
- Broughton Crossing (HP22, HP20)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Sign-off from management
- Away from opening windows
- A named contact on the day
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Working with your venue
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. By late September, the light in Broughton Crossing goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
More for events in Broughton Crossing
Why choose care home hog roast in Broughton Crossing?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Broughton Crossing, including:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre lunches
- Community open days
- Residents’ themed days
Some homes in Broughton Crossing have links with a local church such as Church of St James, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Comparing caterers
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether plates or china are included
- If the price includes VAT
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What you get with us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Planned to your running order
Take a look at how we price and the cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request thin slices
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The date and time of year
- Menu choices and extras
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Your menu choices
- Rough numbers
- Where the event is
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.
Care home hog roasts in Broughton Crossing
Broughton Crossing is about 1 mile east of Elmhurst, in Buckinghamshire. Thinking about a hog roast day in Broughton Crossing? We cover the whole area. We cater all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire. Our nearest city page is Milton Keynes, about 15 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Haddington Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Aylesbury station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Broughton Crossing is within about 5 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Care home events anywhere in HP22 and HP20 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your care home event could be at a house on Erle Road, Chaff Road and Bobby Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Burcott (1 mile north-east), Broughton (1 mile east), Bierton (1 mile north), Turnfurlong (1 mile south-west) and Bedgrove (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include High Wycombe (14 miles south), Chesham (11 miles south-east), Buckingham (15 miles north-west), Amersham (13 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (7 miles south) and Haydon Hill (3 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Friars Square (1.4 miles south-west) and Roald Dahl Children's Gallery (1.4 miles west). The countryside around Broughton Crossing includes Haddington Hill and Dancersend Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Stocklake Park Community School (0.9 miles west) and Aylesbury Grammar School (1 mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Dog House (under half a mile north-east)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away