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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Farnham, Surrey
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 Farnham.
- Anniversaries of the home
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Day centre events
Care home hog roast in Farnham
FAQs for Farnham
Can you do a hog roast in Moor Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
Is Farnham close to London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Is mains power needed?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can you serve at lunch?
We fit around the home’s routine, whether lunch or later.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you’re feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
How our care home hog roast works in Farnham
In Farnham, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. Typical bookings include thank-you meals for staff and home anniversaries, serving new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and halloumi skewers.
In a town like Farnham, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book hog roast days. The roaster goes in the grounds. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Approval from the home
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
What affects the price in Farnham
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Details that help
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the cooking area
- Any venue rules
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Nearby places to Farnham
More for events in Farnham
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
We clear away quietly.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Farnham: care homes and access
Farnham is about 6 miles south of Farnborough, in Surrey. Wherever your care home event is in Farnham, we can bring the roaster, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. We bring hog roasts to 395 places across Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Farnham to Guildford (10 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as St Joan of Arc's Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. The A31 and A287 make Farnham a simple journey for us. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Farnham, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over GU9 and GU10. Whether your care home event is on Barncroft, Approach Road and Saxon Croft or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. Farnham is on the A31 and A287, which makes the journey straightforward. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Compton (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north), Upper Hale (2 miles north), Runfold (2 miles east) and Heath End (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Surrey, Farnham has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
A little further out are Museum of Farnham (under half a mile north-west) and Farnham Castle (0.6 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Farnham Park and Aunt's Pool.
- Local schools include St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School (within half a mile east) and Weydon School (1 mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include William Cobbett Public House (under half a mile north-west)
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
How it works
Service is quick once we start carving: our chef carves and our staff fill the rolls or plates, with the sides served alongside. Afterwards we clear the serving area and pack away. For a summer hog roast day in Farnham, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Name a contact for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Why choose a hog roast in Farnham?
Instead of organising a trip, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Farnham
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Events we cater in Farnham
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Farnham and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Home anniversaries
- Day centre events
- Retirement housing events
- Open afternoons
Visitors arriving by train should know that Farnham station is in Farnham itself.
Before you book anyone
- The full menu and the sides
- Travel and any London charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
- VAT, if it applies
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away