Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Finkley, Hampshire
Care home hog roast in Finkley: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Days for relatives
Slow-roasted pork in Finkley
Your questions about a hog roast day in Finkley
What’s the nearest station to Finkley?
Andover station, about 2.4 miles south-west of the centre.
Is Finkley close to London?
About 61 miles from central London.
What allergens are in the food?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can visitors eat too?
It works well as a day with families.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing normally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How our care home hog roast works in Finkley
Serving times fit around the home’s day, whether that’s lunch or an afternoon event. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater garden fêtes and staff thank-you lunches.
At a rural home near Finkley, access matters so we can plan our route. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Finkley: care homes and access
Finkley is about 2 miles north-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast day in Finkley? We cover the whole area. Finkley is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 22 miles away.
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Christ Church, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Andover station, about 2.4 miles south-west.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the SP11 postcode area and the streets around it. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Smannell (1 mile north-west), Finkley Down (1 mile south), Picket Piece (1 mile south-east), East Anton (1 mile south-west) and Little London (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (15 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south-east), Hyde (13 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (12 miles south-east) and Kempshott (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Finkley Down Farm Museum (0.8 miles south) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.4 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
- Schools near Finkley include Winton Community Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Oak pub (0.6 miles north-west)
Why choose a hog roast in Finkley?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- No surprises: everything in writing
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your residents, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. Late-September sunset in Finkley is about 7:10pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Events we cater in Finkley
We adapt serving to suit residents.
People around Finkley book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Days for relatives
- Open afternoons
- Day centre lunches
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Residents who remember days out at Anton Lakes may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Before booking anyone
- Travel and any London charges
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- How dietary needs are handled
- Staffing on the day
What the cooking area needs
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A named contact on the day
- Clear of bedroom windows
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Where the event is
- Rules from the venue or landowner
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or SP11 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
If the event is on someone else’s land, 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 work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away