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Care Home Hog Roast for Enton Green
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 Enton Green.
- Residents’ themed days
- Home anniversaries
- Staff appreciation days
Book a hog roast in Enton Green
Care home hog roast in Enton Green, carved to order
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. We are often asked to cater anniversaries of the home and day centre lunches, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and halloumi skewers.
Country homes near Enton Green frequently have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
For residents who need modified textures, your kitchen looks after those portions. Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Why book our hog roast in Enton Green
- Timed around your day
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What else we do in Enton Green
How we price a hog roast day
The price comes down to:
- Travel to Enton Green
- How long the roast and service take
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Access to the cooking area
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Rough numbers
- The date and time of the event
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To make the most of it:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Chicken can be added.
Questions from Enton Green
Can you do a hog roast in Rodborough Common?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Which station is closest to Enton Green?
Milford (Surrey) station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access and away from opening windows.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Enton Green: care homes and access
Enton Green is about 7 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Enton Green. Enton Green is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 7 miles away.
Old photos of Lower Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Milford (Surrey) station, about 0.5 miles north-west. Enton Green is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the GU8 postcode area. From Station Lane and Water Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Close by, we cover care home events in Ockford Ridge (1 mile west), Tuesley (1 mile north), Hydestile (1 mile east), Witley (1 mile west) and Cramhurst (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (7 miles north), Woking (11 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north), Farnham (8 miles north-west), Dorking (14 miles east) and Frimley (12 miles north).
A little further out are Godalming Museum (2 miles north) and Milford Hospital (0.7 miles north). Within reach you will find Lower Lake and Farncombe Wood.
- Schools near Enton Green include Rodborough (1 mile west) and St Dominic's School (1.4 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Star Public House (0.9 miles west)
Events we cater in Enton Green
We adapt serving to suit residents.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Enton Green, such as:
- Retirement community days
- Themed days
- Day centre lunches
- Home anniversaries
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of All Saints, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Staffing on the day
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
How it works
Here’s how the day usually runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Late May in Enton Green has light until about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Enton Green, 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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Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Seating for residents
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing generally contains gluten.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away