Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in East Cholderton, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in East Cholderton.
- Themed days
- Retirement community days
- Thank-you meals for staff
Planning an event in East Cholderton?
For event organisers in East Cholderton
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
About our care home hog roast in East Cholderton
A hog roast day gives residents something to look forward to. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. For open afternoons and staff thank-you lunches, we can cook halloumi skewers, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken and more.
At a rural home near East Cholderton, access matters. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information for every dish before booking.
Care home hog roasts in East Cholderton
East Cholderton is about 4 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in East Cholderton, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from East Cholderton to Southampton (about 21 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Grateley station, about 3.2 miles south-west, is the nearest station. If your residents have links with Church of St Peter and St Paul, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the SP11 postcode area. For care home events just outside East Cholderton, we cover Mullenspond (1 mile north), Thruxton (1 mile north-west), Fyfield (1 mile north), Weyhill (1 mile north-east) and Red Post Bridge (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (15 miles south-east), Andover (4 miles east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (15 miles south-east), Tidworth (5 miles north-west) and Weeke (14 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Ludgershall Castle (4.2 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (3.5 miles east). Within reach you will find Anton Lakes and Quarley Hill.
- Pubs nearby include White Horse Inn (under half a mile north-west)
Events we cater in East Cholderton
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
In East Cholderton and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Garden fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
- Themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
Old photos of Quarley Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
What your quote should include
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- How dietary needs are handled
- Plates, china and cutlery
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- Rough numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
- A picture of the cooking area
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from East Cholderton
Do you come out to small places like East Cholderton?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to East Cholderton?
Grateley station, about 3.2 miles south-west of the centre.
Can you work around our timings?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can you do soft food?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
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.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Why choose a hog roast in East Cholderton?
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why East Cholderton hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
What happens on the day
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in East Cholderton is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Name a contact for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or SP11 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
Before you choose a spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Seating for residents
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards