Buckinghamshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Elmhurst
Planning a hog roast day in Elmhurst? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Milestone days for the home
- Care home summer fairs
- Day centre lunches
Planning an event in Elmhurst?
About our care home hog roast in Elmhurst
In Elmhurst, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, bringing everyone together over a meal. For staff appreciation days and home anniversaries, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes and more.
Around Elmhurst, homes often have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Location
- Elmhurst (HP20, HP19, HP21)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request thin slices
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Towns and villages near Elmhurst
More for events in Elmhurst
How we price a hog roast day
Each price is built from:
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- How many people are eating
- The journey to the venue
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
It’s easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. By late September, the light in Elmhurst goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Getting a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Planning a hog roast day in Elmhurst
Elmhurst is about 1 mile north-east of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever your care home event is in Elmhurst, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Elmhurst is one of 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire we cover. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 15 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Aylesbury station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. Elmhurst is on or near the A4157, so access for our equipment is simple. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Elmhurst, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across the HP20, HP19 and HP21 postcode area. Whether your care home event is on Cock Lane, Vale Road and Manor Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. You’ll find Elmhurst on the A4157, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include New Zealand (1 mile west), Watermead (1 mile north), Aylesbury (1 mile south-west), Queens Park (1 mile south) and Quarrendon Estate (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in High Wycombe (14 miles south), Chesham (12 miles south-east), Buckingham (14 miles north-west), Amersham (14 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (7 miles south) and Haddenham (6 miles south-west). Elmhurst is among the bigger towns we cover in Buckinghamshire, with plenty of venues for care home events.
Well-known places in the area include Roald Dahl Children's Gallery (0.7 miles south-west) and Tindal Centre (less than half a mile south-east).
- Nearby schools include Stocklake Park Community School (0.5 miles south) and Aylesbury Grammar School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The New Zealand pub (within half a mile west)
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children typically like it too.
FAQs for Elmhurst
How far is Elmhurst from London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Elmhurst?
The closest is Aylesbury station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
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.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Can families and staff join in?
Families and staff are welcome.
Perfect for your care home event in Elmhurst
It turns a normal day into an event.
Here’s what people in Elmhurst most often book a hog roast for:
- Milestone days for the home
- Seasonal events
- Retirement community days
- Community open days
Some homes in Elmhurst have links with a local church such as Church of St Mary, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How dietary needs are handled
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Staffing on the day
A hog roast or other catering?
For residents who need modified textures, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. For larger numbers, a hog roast is generally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Carved to order by a chef
- Timed around your day
- An itemised quote
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Where the roaster can go in Elmhurst
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards