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Care Home Hog Roast for Gossops Green
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Gossops Green.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Days for relatives
- Open afternoons
Book a hog roast in Gossops Green
Care home hog roast in Gossops Green, carved to order
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff, served between shifts. We are frequently asked to cater community open days and thank-you meals for staff, with rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers.
Around Gossops Green, homes often have a garden and drive. Let us know about the way in. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- Gossops Green (RH11, RH10)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- Served at the time you choose
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Why choose care home hog roast in Gossops Green?
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
However big or small the event in Gossops Green, a slow roast goes a long way. We’re frequently asked to cater:
- Seasonal events
- Families’ days
- Day centre events
- Home anniversaries
Families coming by rail can use the station: Ifield station is in Gossops Green itself.
What to look for in a quote
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Who carves and who serves
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The date and time of year
- Site access
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Roughly how many people
- Where the event is
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- The date and time of the event
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
Gossops Green: care homes and access
Gossops Green is about 1 mile west of Crawley, in West Sussex. We cater care home events of every size in Gossops Green. We bring hog roasts to 371 places across West Sussex. Our bookings stretch from Gossops Green to Guildford (18 miles away).
Old photos of Tilgate Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Gossops Green is on or near the A23, so access for our equipment is simple.
Wherever your care home event is in RH11 and RH10, we can roast on site for your residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Oak Road, Capel Lane and Goffs Lane or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Main roads around Gossops Green include the A23, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Ifield (1 mile north), Bewbush (1 mile south-west), Ifieldwood (2 miles north-west), Lambs Green (2 miles west) and Russ Hill (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include County Mall (0.9 miles east) and Crawley Hospital (within half a mile north-east). Within reach you will find Tilgate Lake.
- Local schools include St Wilfrid's Catholic School (under half a mile south-east) and The Mill Primary Academy (under half a mile north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Swan pub (less than half a mile east)
Towns and villages near Gossops Green
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Your questions about a hog roast day in Gossops Green
How far is Gossops Green from London?
About 27 miles from central London.
Can you do a hog roast in Target Hill Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; we’ll work alongside your kitchen.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you are unsure.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A named contact on the day
- Away from emergency routes
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
How it works
When we arrive, 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 Gossops Green has light until 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.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or RH11 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards