Oxfordshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for East Lockinge
We bring a hog roast day to East Lockinge and nearby, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
Care home hog roast for East Lockinge
Care home hog roast in East Lockinge, slow-roasted on site
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. We’re often asked to cater seasonal events and garden fêtes, with thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and apple sauce.
Country homes near East Lockinge often have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. We plan the timings around your day, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Location
- East Lockinge (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from East Lockinge
Is East Lockinge too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is East Lockinge close to London?
About 56 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Can visitors eat too?
Many homes make it a family day.
How much will it be?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on numbers, menu, service time and distance. Ask us for a quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
How do we prepare?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Also near East Lockinge
Other occasions in East Lockinge
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- A clear quote with everything listed
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, with crackling for everyone who wants it. By late September, the light in East Lockinge goes at about 7:10pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count residents who need an alternative
Your team helps residents as needed.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Who books care home hog roast in East Lockinge?
It brings residents, families and staff together.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in East Lockinge and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Staff appreciation days
- Families’ days
- Garden fêtes
- Retirement community days
Some homes in East Lockinge have links with a local church such as Church of All Saints, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether plates or china are included
- If the price includes VAT
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- A clear list of what’s included
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- A named contact on the day
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- The date and time of year
- Menu choices and extras
- The journey to the venue
- Access to the cooking area
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any venue rules
- Your date and serving time
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Rough numbers
Send us the date, the address or OX12 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Care homes around East Lockinge
East Lockinge is about 2 miles east of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. A hog roast suits care home events around East Lockinge, whatever the venue. East Lockinge is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 13 miles away.
Chain Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of East Lockinge.
For care home events in OX12, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and roughly how many residents. For care home events just outside East Lockinge, we cover Ardington (1 mile north), West Hendred (1 mile north-east), East Hendred (2 miles north-east), Rowstock (3 miles east) and Farnborough (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (13 miles north-east), Didcot (6 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Witney (15 miles north), Grove (3 miles north-west) and Faringdon (10 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (2.7 miles north-west). The countryside around East Lockinge includes Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Boar's Head pub (0.6 miles north)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away