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Care Home Hog Roast in Colden Common
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Colden Common.
- Families’ days
- Seasonal events
- Anniversaries of the home
Book a hog roast in Colden Common
Care home hog roast in Colden Common, slow-roasted on site
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes. Popular choices include thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for day centre get-togethers and care home summer fairs.
In Colden Common, care homes, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. We bring plates as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
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Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- A named contact on the day
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Colden Common
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
What affects the price in Colden Common
Your quote depends on:
- Menu choices and extras
- The number of people
- The date and time of year
- Plates or china
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose care home hog roast in Colden Common?
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Colden Common, such as:
- Open afternoons
- Families’ days
- Residents’ themed days
- Retirement community days
Shawford Down is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether plates or china are included
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
FAQs for Colden Common
What’s the nearest station to Colden Common?
The closest is Shawford station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Is Colden Common close to London?
About 63 miles from central London.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Where will the roaster go?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Can you cater in Colden Common?
Yes, Colden Common is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we will check the date.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Winter afternoons in Colden Common are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for a quote
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Colden Common, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Hog roast days near Colden Common
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cater care home events of every size in Colden Common. Colden Common is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 6 miles away.
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of the Holy Trinity, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Visitors arriving by train should know that Shawford station is about 1.9 miles away.
Anywhere in SO21 and SO50, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your care home event could be at a house on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Thornden School (2 miles west)
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards