Portsmouth · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Cosham, Portsmouth
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Cosham.
- Open afternoons
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Anniversaries of the home
Book a hog roast in Cosham
About our care home hog roast in Cosham
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. We are frequently asked to cater retirement community days and staff appreciation days, serving roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
For a care home in a place like Cosham, a hog roast is a real event for residents. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Location
- Cosham (PO6, PO3, PO2)
- Area hub
- Portsmouth
- Menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Cosham
Things that change the price:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Season and day of the week
- Travel to Cosham
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.
Details that help
These are the details we need:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- What the outdoor space is like
- Your menu choices
- Allergies we should know about
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Cosham
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Cosham. Here are some of the most popular:
- Garden fêtes
- Families’ days
- Day centre lunches
- Themed days
With the A397 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
Before you book anyone
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Who carves and who serves
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
Questions from Cosham
Could you cook in Alexandra Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Cosham?
Cosham station, in Cosham itself.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Can you serve at lunch?
Choose the time, and we will be ready.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who does not eat pork
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Nearby places to Cosham
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A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Cosham hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- All the equipment comes with us
- An itemised quote
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
What happens on the day
Slow roasting is the whole point: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. By late September, the light in Cosham goes at about 7:10pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
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What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
A plant-based burger or sausage covers vegans, served in a roll with salads.
Where the roaster can go in Cosham
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what helps:
- Sign-off from management
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Care homes around Cosham
Cosham is about 2 miles south-west of Purbrook, in Portsmouth. Cosham is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. Cosham is one of 19 towns and villages in Portsmouth where we cater. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
If your residents have links with Church of St Philip, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. For families visiting by train, there is a station right in Cosham: Cosham station. With the sea within about 5 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Anywhere in PO6, PO3 and PO2, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Dean Road, Park Lane and Elgin Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. You’ll find Cosham on the A397, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Wymering (1 mile north-west), Hilsea (1 mile south), Drayton (1 mile east), Widley (1 mile north-east) and Paulsgrove (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Southsea (4 miles south), Milton (3 miles south), Landport (3 miles south), Portsea (3 miles south-west), Portsmouth Point (4 miles south-west) and Fratton (3 miles south).
A little further out are Tricorn Centre (2.9 miles south) and World War I Remembrance Centre (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Cosham include Southmoor Nature Reserve and Portsdown Hill.
- Local schools include UTC Portsmouth (0.8 miles south) and Springfield School (0.8 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The First Post pub (under half a mile north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away