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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Buckland, Surrey
Planning a hog roast day in Buckland? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement community days
- Home anniversaries
Planning an event in Buckland?
About our care home hog roast in Buckland
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Buckland suit a hog roast, bringing everyone together over a meal. We are often asked to cater sheltered housing gatherings and thank-you meals for staff, with apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes.
Rural homes around Buckland may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
What the cooking area needs
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
- Away from emergency routes
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Also near Buckland
Also in Buckland
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
For residents who need modified textures, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why us?
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Planned to your running order
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Buckland: your questions answered
Could you cook in Brockham Limeworks?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
Which station is closest to Buckland?
Betchworth station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre.
Who serves?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. Serving inside is often possible, with the venue’s agreement.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
What about texture-modified diets?
We don’t prepare texture-modified meals; we’ll work alongside your kitchen.
How far ahead should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Buckland
Buckland is about 2 miles west of Reigate, in Surrey. Buckland is well within our area for care home events. Buckland is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Buckland to Guildford (about 14 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Reigate Heath may enjoy talking about them over lunch. For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Betchworth station, about 0.6 miles north-west. Buckland is within about 3 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the RH3 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Local streets include Old Road, Sandy Lane and Rectory Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For care home events just outside Buckland, we cover Betchworth (1 mile west), Brockham (1 mile west), Box Hill (1 mile north-west), Strood Green (2 miles south-west) and Mogador (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles west), Woking (15 miles west), Epsom (7 miles north), Horley (6 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles east) and Ewell (8 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Headley Court (3.6 miles north) and Reigate Priory Museum (2.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Colley Hill and Reigate Heath.
- Pubs nearby include The Red Lion pub (less than half a mile west)
Perfect for your care home event in Buckland
Families and staff can join in.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Families’ days
- Open days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Staff thank-you lunches
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. Late May in Buckland has light until about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Some residents will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Halal is not offered
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Chicken can be added.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- The date and time of year
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Buckland
- Site access
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Roughly how many people
- The address or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
- What the outdoor space is like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards