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Care Home Hog Roast for Chelwood Common
We bring a hog roast day across Chelwood Common and West Sussex, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre events
- Thank-you meals for staff
Slow-roasted pork in Chelwood Common
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Chelwood Common
For care homes in Chelwood Common, a hog roast day is a real occasion. The smell drifts through the home, residents can watch the carving, and families can join in. For retirement community days and day centre get-togethers, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce.
Country homes near Chelwood Common frequently have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish.
- Area
- Chelwood Common (RH17)
- County
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so it’s worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Halal isn’t offered
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Your team helps residents as needed.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- All the equipment comes with us
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Someone to meet us
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Common questions in Chelwood Common
Do you come out to small places like Chelwood Common?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Perfect for your care home event in Chelwood Common
It brings residents, families and staff together.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Chelwood Common, including:
- Families’ days
- Seasonal events
- Milestone days for the home
- Garden fêtes
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Chelwood Gate Church, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff will carve and serve
- VAT, if it applies
How we price a hog roast day
The price comes down to:
- Numbers
- Menu choices and extras
- Travel to Chelwood Common
- Crockery choices
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.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Chelwood Common: care homes and access
Chelwood Common is about 6 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. We cater care home events across Chelwood Common and nearby, from gardens to fields. Chelwood Common is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we cater. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
Brickfield Meadow is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Chelwood Common.
We cover care home events in every part of the RH17 postcode area. Your care home event could be at a house on Baxters Lane, Tanyard Lane and Box's Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Chelwood Gate (1 mile north), Danehill (1 mile south-west), Birchgrove (1 mile north-west), Furner's Green (2 miles south) and Nutley (2 miles east). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (10 miles north-west), Horsham (15 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (10 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Waterbury Castle (2.3 miles west) and Heaven Farm Museum (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
What comes off the roaster
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables, in a roll or on a plate.
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The process
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Late May in Chelwood Common has light until 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.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Getting a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- 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