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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Danaway, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Danaway and across Kent.
- Day centre events
- Milestone days for the home
- Open afternoons
A hog roast near Danaway
How we price a hog roast day
Each price is built from:
- How many people are eating
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Danaway
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Danaway
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Danaway suit a hog roast, bringing everyone together over a meal. For seasonal events and families’ days, we’ll put together a menu of apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes and more.
Near Danaway, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
How the day works
Serving is straightforward: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. Late-September sunset in Danaway is about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe 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.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a trip out, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- An itemised quote
- Carved to order by a chef
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Halal isn’t offered
- Request thin slices
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed goes into rolls or onto plates.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning a hog roast day in Danaway
Danaway is about 3 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast day in Danaway? We cover the whole area. Danaway is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cater events right across the region, from Danaway to Canterbury (about 18 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Detling Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Some homes in Danaway have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Danaway is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Anywhere in ME9, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Westfield Gardens, Oak Close and Wormdale Hill; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Close by, we cover care home events in Oad Street (1 mile south-east), Chestnut Street (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile north), Keycol (1 mile north-east) and Bobbing (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (3 miles east), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles east) and Bayford Court (3 miles east). Within reach you will find Detling Hill.
- Local schools include Westlands School (1.7 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find Plough & Harrow pub (0.8 miles south-east)
- Other local spots include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.7 miles east)
FAQs for Danaway
Is Danaway close to London?
Roughly 35 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Danaway?
Newington station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Is mains power needed?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Where the roaster can go in Danaway
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A named contact on the day
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Events we cater in Danaway
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking, while still preparing any modified meals.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Danaway, such as:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Family days with visitors
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- Allergen information for every dish
- If the price includes VAT
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What crockery is supplied
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What else we do in Danaway
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away