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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Bullingstone, Kent
Care home hog roast in Bullingstone: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Themed days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Milestone days for the home
Planning an event in Bullingstone?
How it works
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can get on with your care home event. In late May, sunset in Bullingstone is 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.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: fill in our quote form.
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How our care home hog roast works in Bullingstone
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. We are frequently asked to cater community open days and themed days, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and halloumi skewers.
Country homes near Bullingstone often have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request gluten-free rolls
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
China crockery is available on request.
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll, just as they should.
Bullingstone questions
Is Bullingstone too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far is Bullingstone from London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Serving time is up to you, whether lunch or later.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
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.
Where does the hog roast go?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We will check it with you before booking.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Bullingstone
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Planned to your running order
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Bullingstone: care homes and access
Bullingstone is about 3 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast day in Bullingstone? We can help. Bullingstone is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 26 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Tunbridge Wells station is about 2.5 miles away. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
This part of Kent takes in TN3, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on Bullingstone Lane, Ewehurst Lane and Langton Road or a nearby road, we will bring the roaster to you. Other places close to Bullingstone we cover include Speldhurst (1 mile north-east), Poundsbridge (1 mile north-west), Langton Green (1 mile south), Stockland Green (1 mile north-east) and Rusthall (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (8 miles east) and Edenbridge (7 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Chiddingstone Castle (4 miles north-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (2.4 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Barden Lake and Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (1.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The George And Dragon pub (under half a mile north-east)
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Whether you want china
- Distance from us
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
To get the best quote, tell us:
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
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Other occasions in Bullingstone
Events we cater in Bullingstone
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
Whatever the occasion in Bullingstone, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Open days
- Family days with visitors
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
Old photos of Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
- If the price includes VAT
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A level outdoor area
- Sign-off from management
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away