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Care Home Hog Roast for Crowmarsh Gifford
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Crowmarsh Gifford and across Oxfordshire.
- Days for relatives
- Residents’ themed days
- Anniversaries of the home
Slow-roasted pork in Crowmarsh Gifford
Perfect for your care home event in Crowmarsh Gifford
It turns a normal day into an event.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Crowmarsh Gifford. Typical bookings include:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Open days
- Themed days
- Families’ days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary Magdalene, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What to look for in a quote
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether plates or china are included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
About our care home hog roast in Crowmarsh Gifford
In Crowmarsh Gifford, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Popular choices include new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce, and we’re regularly asked to cater care home summer fairs and retirement community days.
Rural care homes near Crowmarsh Gifford can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat.
- Location
- Crowmarsh Gifford (OX10)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Ask about china.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Crowmarsh Gifford
How far is Crowmarsh Gifford from London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London.
Do you cater at venues in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
What allergens are in the food?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat isn’t something we offer.
What do people get?
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.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: use our quote form.
Do we need our own staff?
You do not need anyone else: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, and leave the area tidy.
For event organisers in Crowmarsh Gifford
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can send.
For venues and planners, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Planning a hog roast day in Crowmarsh Gifford
Crowmarsh Gifford is about 6 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cover care home events in Crowmarsh Gifford, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 12 miles away.
Old photos of Ewelme Watercress Beds can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Cholsey station, about 2.9 miles south-west. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Crowmarsh Gifford.
Wherever your care home event is in OX10, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a care home event on streets such as The Street, Little Hitchen and McCulloch Meadows, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Newnham Murren (1 mile south-west), Mongewell (1 mile south-west), Winterbrook (2 miles south-west), North Stoke (2 miles south) and Cholsey (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles north-west), Didcot (6 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (14 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Wallingford Castle (0.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Crowmarsh Gifford include Wittenham Clumps and Ewelme Watercress Beds.
- Schools near Crowmarsh Gifford include Wallingford School (0.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Bell Inn (within half a mile south-west)
What happens on the day
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. For a summer hog roast day in Crowmarsh Gifford, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- 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.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Flat ground in the grounds
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
Why choose a hog roast in Crowmarsh Gifford?
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why Crowmarsh Gifford hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- No surprises: everything in writing
See how we price and the cost guide.
What affects the price in Crowmarsh Gifford
Each price is built from:
- The journey to the venue
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
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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.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away