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Care Home Hog Roast for Five Ash Down
Care home hog roast in Five Ash Down: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Days for relatives
- Milestone days for the home
- Thank-you meals for staff
Planning an event in Five Ash Down?
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
About our care home hog roast in Five Ash Down
You know your residents best, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. Popular choices include roast potatoes, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we are regularly asked to cater summer fêtes and themed days.
Rural homes around Five Ash Down may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
- Where
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Five Ash Down
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Five Ash Down. Typical bookings include:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Themed days
- Retirement housing events
- Staff appreciation days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Five Ash Down Independent Chapel, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- VAT, if it applies
- What crockery is supplied
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Away from emergency routes
- Away from opening windows
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- Crockery choices
- Site access
- How many people are eating
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rough numbers
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The address or postcode
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Instead of organising a trip, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Timed around your day
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A clear quote with everything listed
Read how we price and the cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
Step by step
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In late May, sunset in Five Ash Down is about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN22 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and alternatives
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Five Ash Down: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Five Ash Down?
The closest is Buxted station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Is Five Ash Down 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.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
What happens in bad weather?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Hog roast days near Five Ash Down
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Five Ash Down and the surrounding area. We cover all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Buxted station is about 1.2 miles away. Old photos of Brickfield Meadow can spark conversation during a hog roast day. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Five Ash Down, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home event is in TN22, we can bring the roaster to you. Whether your care home event is on Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. For care home events just outside Five Ash Down, we cover High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
A little further out are Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Brickfield Meadow.
- Local schools include Uckfield College (1.8 miles south)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards