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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Bunkers Hill, Oxfordshire
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Bunkers Hill.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre get-togethers
- Summer fêtes
Planning an event in Bunkers Hill?
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
About our care home hog roast in Bunkers Hill
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. On the menu are halloumi skewers, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and typical bookings are for family days with visitors and themed days.
At a rural home near Bunkers Hill, access matters. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Area
- Bunkers Hill (OX5)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Timed around your day
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
Who books care home hog roast in Bunkers Hill?
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Bunkers Hill:
- Milestone days for the home
- Retirement community days
- Care home summer fairs
- Families’ days
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Tackley station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- Staffing on the day
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether plates or china are included
- The full menu and the sides
Where the roaster can go in Bunkers Hill
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Away from emergency routes
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Also in Bunkers Hill
What happens on the day
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and get on with roasting and serving. By late September, the light in Bunkers Hill goes at about 7:10pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Let us know about tight access
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Bunkers Hill
What’s the nearest station to Bunkers Hill?
Tackley station, about 1.8 miles north-east of the centre.
Is Bunkers Hill close to London?
About 58 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can visitors eat too?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: use our quote form.
What space does the roaster need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Can you serve at lunch?
We fit around the home’s routine, whether lunch or later.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Care homes around Bunkers Hill
Bunkers Hill is about 7 miles south-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Hosts in Bunkers Hill book us for care home events of all sizes. Bunkers Hill is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 8 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of Holy Cross, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
We cover care home events in every part of the OX5 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your care home event is on Field View Lane and Bunkers Hill or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. Close by, we cover care home events in Shipton-on-Cherwell (1 mile south-east), Thrupp (1 mile south), Woodstock (2 miles south-west), Tackley (2 miles north) and Begbroke (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles south-east), Banbury (14 miles north), Bicester (7 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south), Witney (9 miles south-west) and Carterton (13 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (2 miles west).
- Nearby, you’ll find Rock Of Gibraltar Public House (0.5 miles north-east)
How we price a hog roast day
Each price is built from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Access to the cooking area
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Distance from us
The main driver is numbers: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What we need to know
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Anything the venue has asked for
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who does not eat pork
Your team helps residents as needed.
Serving on plates is often easier.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards