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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Castle Green, Surrey
Planning a hog roast day in Castle Green? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Day centre events
- Milestone days for the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Slow-roasted pork in Castle Green
Castle Green questions
Is Castle Green close to London?
About 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Castle Green?
The closest is Brookwood station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we will be ready.
Do you provide allergen information?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Care home hog roast in Castle Green, slow-roasted on site
In Castle Green, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, bringing everyone together over a meal. For anniversaries of the home and care home summer fairs, we’ll put together a menu of roast potatoes, new potatoes and apple sauce and more.
Rural care homes near Castle Green can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Occasions we serve in Castle Green
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Castle Green:
- Themed days
- Family days with visitors
- Open days
- Retirement community days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Lawrence, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Any travel or access charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count families and staff too
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Request thin slices
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
Your team helps residents as needed.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Why book with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Planned to your running order
- An itemised quote
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
Planning a hog roast day in Castle Green
Castle Green is about 2 miles north-west of Woking, in Surrey. Planning a hog roast day in Castle Green? We can help. Castle Green is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Castle Green to Guildford (about 6 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Brookwood station, about 2.6 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Brookwood Lye is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
We cater care home events across the GU24 postcode area and the streets around it. Your care home event could be at a house on Scotts Grove Road, Guildford Road and Scott's Grove Close, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Castle Green, we also cover Penny Pot (1 mile north-west), Coxhill Green (1 mile north-east), Chobham (1 mile north-east), West End (1 mile west) and Bisley (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (5 miles west), Epsom (15 miles east), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Ewell (15 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Brookwood Hospital (1.6 miles south) and Chobham Museum (0.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Castle Green includes Brookwood Lye.
- Local schools include Gordon's School (1.6 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Sun Public House (0.7 miles north-east)
Where the roaster can go in Castle Green
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- Away from emergency routes
- Clear of bedroom windows
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What affects the price in Castle Green
The biggest factors are:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The journey to the venue
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
What else we do in Castle Green
What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your residents, with crackling for everyone who wants it. In Castle Green, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away