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Care Home Hog Roast for Forge Wood
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Forge Wood.
- Garden fêtes
- Family days with visitors
- Seasonal events
Slow-roasted pork in Forge Wood
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
For residents who need modified textures, your kitchen looks after those portions. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why book with us
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- An itemised quote
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Care home hog roast in Forge Wood, slow-roasted on site
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes. We are often asked to cater staff thank-you lunches and residents’ themed days, serving apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken.
Around Forge Wood, homes frequently have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
- Location
- Forge Wood (RH10, RH6)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
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What happens on the day
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. Late May in Forge Wood has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Send final numbers in good time
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- The date and time of year
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A picture of the cooking area
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Forge Wood
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
Hosts in Forge Wood book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Days for relatives
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Seasonal events
- Home anniversaries
Old photos of Tilgate Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether plates or china are included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Any travel or access charges
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Before you choose a spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Away from opening windows
- A level outdoor area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
Your questions about a hog roast day in Forge Wood
Which station is closest to Forge Wood?
Three Bridges station, about 1.4 miles south of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast in Worth Park Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Do you come to Forge Wood?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Forge Wood and the rest of West Sussex included. Send us the address for a quote.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Can relatives eat with residents?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Is there a non-pork option?
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.
Can you do soft food?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will give your team the information they need.
Care home hog roasts in Forge Wood
Forge Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Thinking about a hog roast day in Forge Wood? We cover the whole area. We bring hog roasts to all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. We cater events right across the region, from Forge Wood to Guildford (20 miles away).
For families visiting by train, Three Bridges station, about 1.4 miles south, is the nearest station.
We cater care home events across the RH10 and RH6 postcode area. Streets in the area include Moore Road, Steers Lane and Radford Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Tinsley Green (1 mile north), Pound Hill (1 mile south), Shipley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Copthorne (1 mile east) and Three Bridges (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
A little further out are Crawley Museum (2.1 miles south-west) and Langley Green Hospital (1.7 miles west). Open spaces near Forge Wood include Tilgate Lake.
- Local schools include The Gatwick School (0.5 miles west) and Hazelwick School (1 mile south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound pub (less than half a mile north-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away