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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire
Planning a hog roast day in Great Coxwell? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Care home summer fairs
- Milestone days for the home
Slow-roasted pork in Great Coxwell
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Site access
- How many people are eating
- Travel to Great Coxwell
- Whether you want china
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many people
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
- Rules from the venue or landowner
When you are 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.
How our care home hog roast works in Great Coxwell
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. For staff appreciation days and themed days, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes for your residents.
Rural care homes near Great Coxwell can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
- Where
- Great Coxwell (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Also available
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why choose care home hog roast in Great Coxwell?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
In Great Coxwell and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Milestone days for the home
- Garden fêtes
- Seasonal events
Residents who remember days out at Badbury Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
What your quote should include
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- How many staff will carve and serve
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
Nearby places to Great Coxwell
Also in Great Coxwell
Where the roaster can go in Great Coxwell
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Look for:
- A level outdoor area
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Away from opening windows
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
Why choose a hog roast in Great Coxwell?
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Served at the time you choose
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Ask about china.
What comes off the roaster
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, so they get something hot and satisfying too.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Great Coxwell
Do you come out to small places like Great Coxwell?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Great Coxwell close to London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Care homes around Great Coxwell
Great Coxwell is in Oxfordshire. Great Coxwell is well within our area for care home events. Great Coxwell is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Great Coxwell to Oxford (18 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Giles sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Wherever your care home event is in SN7, we can roast on site for your residents. Streets in the area include Dark Lane, The Hollow Road and The Holloway 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 Little Coxwell (1 mile east), Faringdon (1 mile north-east), Longcot (2 miles south) and Fernham (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles east), Witney (11 miles north-east), Carterton (9 miles north), Wantage (9 miles south-east), Grove (8 miles east) and Charlton (9 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Faringdon Castle (2.1 miles north-east) and Faringdon Museum (1.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Badbury Hill.
- Local pubs include Eagle Tavern (0.7 miles east)
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin crisps into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Winter afternoons in Great Coxwell are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
Related guides
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away