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Care Home Hog Roast in Gatton
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Gatton.
- Retirement community days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Home anniversaries
A hog roast near Gatton
How our care home hog roast works in Gatton
Retirement housing and day centres around Gatton book hog roast days too, for summer get-togethers and themed days. For staff appreciation days and open days, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and apple sauce for your residents.
For a care home near Gatton, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan our route. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why Gatton hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- A choice of salads and potatoes
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Gatton
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
In Gatton and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Community open days
- Day centre events
- Staff appreciation days
- Garden fêtes
Some homes in Gatton have links with a local church such as St Andrew's Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff will carve and serve
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- VAT, if it applies
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
How it works
On the day, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. Late-September sunset in Gatton is about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
Before we arrive
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Questions from Gatton
Is Gatton close to London?
Roughly 17 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Gatton?
Merstham station, about 1 mile east of the centre.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
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.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, in a spot you approve.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
When should we book?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
- A spot that keeps access clear
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count families and staff too
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates.
Hog roast days near Gatton
Gatton is about 2 miles north of Redhill, in Surrey. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Gatton, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Gatton is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 17 miles away.
Mercers Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. For families visiting by train, Merstham station is about 1 mile away. Gatton is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Wherever your care home event is in RH2 and RH1, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Rocky Lane and Gatton Bottom or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Gatton, we also cover South Merstham (1 mile east), Holmethorpe (1 mile south-east), Merstham (1 mile north-east), Mugswell (1 mile north-west) and Redhill (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Epsom (7 miles north-west), Horley (6 miles south), Ewell (7 miles north-west), Walton-on-Thames (13 miles north-west), Caterham (4 miles north-east) and Dorking (7 miles west).
A little further out are East Surrey Hospital (3.1 miles south) and The Belfry (1.6 miles south). The countryside around Gatton includes Colley Hill and Mercers Lake.
- Local schools include East Surrey College (0.8 miles south-east) and St Bede's School (0.9 miles south)
What affects the price in Gatton
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Travel to Gatton
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- What the outdoor space is like
Send us the date, the address or RH2 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards