Oxfordshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Carterton
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Carterton and across Oxfordshire.
- Retirement housing events
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre get-togethers
Care home hog roast for Carterton
Care home hog roast in Carterton, carved to order
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, which is easier for many people than a roll. Texture-modified meals should come from the home’s own kitchen. On the menu are apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater families’ days and themed days.
In a town like Carterton, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book hog roast days. We cook in the garden or car park. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Location
- Carterton (OX18)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count families and staff too
- Request thin slices
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A level outdoor area
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
Carterton: your questions answered
Is Carterton close to London?
Roughly 67 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What time do you serve?
Choose the time, and we will be ready.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you serve on plates?
We will serve however suits your residents.
What about coeliacs?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Events we cater in Carterton
It brings residents, families and staff together.
Whatever the occasion in Carterton, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We’re often asked to cater:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Days for relatives
- Community open days
- Garden fêtes
With the B4020 and B4477 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
Before booking anyone
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Travel and any London charges
- If the price includes VAT
- The full menu and the sides
Planners, venues and businesses
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, and sides go out at the same time. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. Winter afternoons in Carterton are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
How to get a price
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. Use our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
How we price a hog roast day
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The number of people
- The journey to the venue
- How long the roast and service take
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- An estimate of numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why Carterton hosts choose us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- An itemised quote
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- All the equipment comes with us
See our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Care homes around Carterton
Carterton is about 16 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Planning a hog roast day in Carterton? We can help. Carterton is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Carterton to Oxford (16 miles away).
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St John the Evangelist, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Wherever your care home event is in OX18, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Marigold Square, Britannia Close and Beverley Crescent, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Carterton is on the B4020 and B4477, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. For care home events just outside Carterton, we cover Brize Norton (1 mile east), Black Bourton (2 miles south), Minster Lovell (3 miles north-east), Curbridge (3 miles east) and Bampton (3 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles east), Wantage (14 miles south-east), Grove (13 miles south-east), Faringdon (8 miles south) and Kidlington (14 miles east). Carterton is among the bigger towns we cover in Oxfordshire, with lots of choice for care home events.
Other landmarks nearby include Bronze Age Bowl Barrow (2.2 miles south) and Swinford Museum (3.4 miles south-west).
- Nearby schools include Carterton Community College (less than half a mile south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Golden Eagle pub (0.6 miles south)
Nearby places to Carterton
More for events in Carterton
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards