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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Caversfield, Oxfordshire
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Caversfield and the surrounding area.
- Day centre lunches
- Family days with visitors
- Seasonal events
Slow-roasted pork in Caversfield
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. By late September, the light in Caversfield goes at about 7:10pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
How to prepare
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Let us know about tight access
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning help
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Caversfield
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes, and typical bookings are for open days and staff thank-you lunches.
Country homes near Caversfield frequently have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Location
- Caversfield (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why us?
- Carved to order by a chef
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
About the food
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Planning a hog roast day in Caversfield
Caversfield is about 1 mile north of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We cater care home events across Caversfield and nearby, from gardens to fields. Caversfield is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 12 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Bicester North station, about 1.2 miles south. Old photos of Graven Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Here we cover the OX27 postcode area, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Orchard Square, Davis Gardens and Thompson Drive, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. For care home events just outside Caversfield, we cover Bure Park (1 mile south-west), Bicester (1 mile south), Stratton Audley (1 mile north-east), Bucknell (2 miles west) and Stoke Lyne (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (12 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (11 miles south) and St John Street area (12 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Ardley Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Bicester Community Hospital (1.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Graven Hill.
- Nearby schools include Cooper School (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Horse pub (1 mile south)
Also near Caversfield
Also in Caversfield
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request thin slices
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
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.
Occasions we serve in Caversfield
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Here’s what people in Caversfield most often book a hog roast for:
- Retirement housing events
- Day centre lunches
- Summer fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Lawrence, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel and any London charges
- The full menu and the sides
- Plates, china and cutlery
- If the price includes VAT
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Site access
- Plates or china
- Travel to Caversfield
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, with everything listed.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or postcode
- Your menu choices
- A picture of the cooking area
- Allergies we should know about
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
Questions from Caversfield
Do you come out to small places like Caversfield?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Caversfield close to London?
Roughly 54 miles from the centre of London.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is typically fine if the venue is happy.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Approval from the home
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards