Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Durrants, Hampshire
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Durrants.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Garden fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
Slow-roasted pork in Durrants
Care home hog roast in Durrants, slow-roasted on site
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff. For staff thank-you lunches and sheltered housing gatherings, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, halloumi skewers and new potatoes and more.
Rural care homes near Durrants can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. 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 book with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved to order by a chef
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Durrants questions
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Durrants from London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Can you cater in Durrants?
We do. Send us the address and we will check the date.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
For event organisers in Durrants
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Prices and what affects them
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
- Time on site
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Rough numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Which meats and sides you’d like
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Durrants
We plan around the home’s routines.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Durrants, including:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Days for relatives
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Old photos of Brook Meadow (Emsworth) can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Before booking anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The full menu and the sides
- What crockery is supplied
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Serving on plates is often easier.
How it works
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We’ll agree the spot with you beforehand. For a summer hog roast day in Durrants, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 4:00pm, lunchtime is best.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
How to get a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Durrants, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
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A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A spot that keeps access clear
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Towns and villages near Durrants
More for events in Durrants
Hog roast days near Durrants
Durrants is about 2 miles north-east of Havant, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Durrants, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. Durrants is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Durrants to Southampton (19 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east of the centre. Some homes in Durrants have links with a local church such as St John the Baptist, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. The South Downs National Park is within about 8 miles of Durrants.
Here we cover the PO9 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on Whichers Close, Whichers Gate Road and Durrants Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside Durrants, we cover Rowlands Castle (1 mile north), Leigh Park (1 mile south-west), Havant (2 miles south-west), Denvilles (2 miles south) and Westbourne (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Gosport (10 miles south-west), Fareham (10 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north-west), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (3 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Havant Museum (2.1 miles south). The countryside around Durrants includes Brook Meadow (Emsworth) and Compton Down.
- Schools near Durrants include Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include Robin Hood Inn (0.8 miles north)
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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 when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards