Kent · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Folkestone
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Folkestone and the surrounding area.
- Milestone days for the home
- Care home summer fairs
- Themed days
Book a hog roast in Folkestone
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why Folkestone hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- All the equipment comes with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
About our care home hog roast in Folkestone
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. For seasonal events and days for relatives, we can cook apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
For a care home in Folkestone, a summer day with residents in the garden is lovely. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours.
Where the roaster can go in Folkestone
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Planning for dietary needs
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- 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.
Prices and what affects them
The biggest factors are:
- Numbers
- Whether you want china
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Site access
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Roughly how many people
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Care home hog roasts in Folkestone
Folkestone is in Kent. A hog roast suits care home events around Folkestone, whatever the venue. We bring hog roasts to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Volunteers from churches such as United Reformed Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. With the A259 and A260 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Folkestone. The coast is within about a mile, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Wherever your care home event is in CT20, CT19 and CT21, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Christ Church Road, Middelburg Square and Station Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. With the A259 and A260 close by, Folkestone is easy for us to reach with the roaster. For care home events just outside Folkestone, we cover Cheriton (1 mile west), Sandgate (1 mile south-west), Hawkinge (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles north-west) and Seabrook (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (14 miles north), Dover (7 miles north-east), Deal (13 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Folkestone has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
A little further out are Folkestone Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Folkestone Castle (1 mile north). Within reach you’ll find Sugar Loaf Hill.
- Schools near Folkestone include The Harvey Grammar School (within half a mile west) and The Folkestone Academy (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Park Inn Hotel (under half a mile south-east)
Organising for someone else?
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Occasions we serve in Folkestone
It turns a normal day into an event.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Folkestone. Typical bookings include:
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement community days
- Open afternoons
- Residents’ themed days
Old photos of Sugar Loaf Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for every dish
What else we do in Folkestone
Your questions about a hog roast day in Folkestone
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Folkestone close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can relatives eat with residents?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
What comes with the hog roast?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we will check.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access and away from opening windows.
What allergens are in the food?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
The process
Here’s how the day typically 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. For a summer hog roast day in Folkestone, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- 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.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Let us know about tight access
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards