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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Chelwood Gate, West Sussex
Looking for a hog roast day in Chelwood Gate? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Seasonal events
- Care home summer fairs
- Family days with visitors
Slow-roasted pork in Chelwood Gate
Care home hog roast in Chelwood Gate, carved to order
For care homes in Chelwood Gate, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. We’re frequently asked to cater summer fêtes and thank-you meals for staff, serving apple sauce, halloumi skewers and thinly carved roast pork.
Rural homes around Chelwood Gate may have plenty of outdoor space, 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.
- Area
- Chelwood Gate (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
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.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Step by step
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. Late May in Chelwood Gate has light until about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
How to prepare
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Send final numbers in good time
Getting a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
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Questions from Chelwood Gate
Is Chelwood Gate close to London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll check it with you before booking.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we will check.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Count families and staff too
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A named contact on the day
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Why choose care home hog roast in Chelwood Gate?
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
In Chelwood Gate and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff appreciation days
- Themed days
- Summer fêtes
Some homes in Chelwood Gate have links with a local church such as Chelwood Gate Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Before you book anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Why choose a hog roast in Chelwood Gate?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- All the equipment comes with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read how we price or what a hog roast costs.
What a hog roast costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The number of people
- Access to the cooking area
- Travel to Chelwood Gate
- How long the roast and service take
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- Roughly how many people
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and time of the event
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
Hog roast days near Chelwood Gate
Chelwood Gate is about 6 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Hosts in Chelwood Gate book us for care home events of all sizes. We cater all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from Chelwood Gate to Brighton (about 16 miles away).
Brickfield Meadow is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Chelwood Gate is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over RH17 and the streets around it. From Beaconsfield Road, Stone Quarry Road and Isle of Thorns or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. If your venue is just outside Chelwood Gate, we also cover Chelwood Common (1 mile south), Birchgrove (1 mile west), Wych Cross (1 mile north), Danehill (2 miles south-west) and Nutley (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as 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).
Nearby you’ll also find Waterbury Castle (2.6 miles west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (5.9 miles east). Open spaces near Chelwood Gate include Brickfield Meadow.
Towns and villages near Chelwood Gate
Also in Chelwood Gate
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards