Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Frogmore
We bring a hog roast day across Frogmore and Hampshire, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Family days with visitors
- Summer fêtes
Care home hog roast in Frogmore
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What you get with us
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Timed around your day
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
About our care home hog roast in Frogmore
The roaster cooks in the grounds, well away from ambulance routes and away from opening windows. Popular choices include apple sauce, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater summer fêtes and staff appreciation days.
Around Frogmore, some homes have limited outdoor space, so send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly whether the roaster fits. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Care home hog roasts in Frogmore
Frogmore is about 1 mile south-west of Sandhurst, in Hampshire. Planning a hog roast day in Frogmore? We cover the whole area. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Frogmore to Guildford (about 11 miles away).
Old photos of Wildmoor Heath can spark conversation during a hog roast day. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Barnabas Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
We cater care home events across the GU17, GU47 and GU46 postcode area. Local streets include Bell Lane, Green Lane and Reading Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Blackwater (1 mile east), Hawley (1 mile south-east), College Town (1 mile north-east), Sandhurst (1 mile north-east) and York Town (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (14 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles south-east), Fleet (5 miles south-west), Aldershot (6 miles south), Alton (15 miles south-west) and Tadley (15 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Staff College Museum (2.1 miles east) and Frimley Park Hospital (2.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Frogmore includes Horseshoe Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
- Nearby schools include Frogmore Community College (0.6 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Swan pub (0.7 miles north)
- Local facilities include Royal Military Academy Library (1.5 miles east)
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- A level outdoor area
- Approval from the home
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day normally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. For a summer hog roast day in Frogmore, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- 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.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
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Frogmore questions
Is Frogmore close to London?
About 32 miles from central London.
Could you cook in Sandhurst Memorial Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
When should we book?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
What space does the roaster need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Do we need to provide electricity?
Cooking is gas-fired, so no mains power is needed for the roast. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Can visitors eat too?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain isn’t a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What about texture-modified diets?
We do not prepare texture-modified meals; your team prepares those portions.
Working with your venue
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Occasions we serve in Frogmore
We plan around the home’s routines.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Frogmore, such as:
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre lunches
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement housing events
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Sandhurst station, about 0.8 miles north.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How dietary needs are handled
- A clear list of what’s included
- The space, cover and access they need
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Stuffing typically contains gluten
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
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What affects the price in Frogmore
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Numbers
- The journey to the venue
- Site access
- Time on site
Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- A picture of the cooking area
- The venue or postcode
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards