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Care Home Hog Roast for Cranleigh
Looking for a hog roast day in Cranleigh? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Milestone days for the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Seasonal events
Care home hog roast in Cranleigh
FAQs for Cranleigh
Could you cook in Sayer's Croft LNR?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first.
How far is Cranleigh from London?
About 30 miles from central London.
Can you serve at lunch?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll plan the roast around it.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Do you provide allergen information?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Cranleigh
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. Popular choices include apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for milestone days for the home and days for relatives.
Around Cranleigh, some homes have limited outdoor space, so send us a picture and we will tell you honestly whether the roaster fits. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. For a summer hog roast day in Cranleigh, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Who books care home hog roast in Cranleigh?
We fit in with your day.
Hosts in Cranleigh book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Care home summer fairs
- Day centre events
- Family days with visitors
- Staff thank-you lunches
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Nicholas sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The full menu and the sides
- The space, cover and access they need
- How many staff will carve and serve
A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Why us?
- Carved to order by a chef
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Approval from the home
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A named contact on the day
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the roaster
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- The number of people
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Distance from us
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Roughly how many people
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Your date and serving time
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Hog roast days near Cranleigh
Cranleigh is about 8 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Cranleigh suit a hog roast. Cranleigh is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 8 miles away.
The B2128 make Cranleigh a simple journey for us. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Cranleigh, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across GU6 and the streets around it. Your care home event could be at a house on High Street, Taverner Square and Bridge Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Cranleigh is on the B2128, which makes the journey straightforward. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Ewhurst (2 miles east), Ewhurst Green (2 miles east), Mayes Green (4 miles east), Walliswood (4 miles east) and Ellen's Green (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (8 miles north-west), Woking (13 miles north), Horley (14 miles east), Redhill (15 miles north-east), Farnham (14 miles west) and Reigate (14 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include Glebelands School (within half a mile north-west)
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count families and staff too
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Places near Cranleigh
Other occasions in Cranleigh
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away