Milton Keynes · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Great Horwood, Milton Keynes
Planning a hog roast day in Great Horwood? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Retirement housing events
- Staff appreciation days
- Open afternoons
Planning an event in Great Horwood?
Care home hog roast in Great Horwood, carved to order
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. On the menu are halloumi skewers, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken, and typical bookings are for days for relatives and retirement housing events.
Country homes near Great Horwood frequently have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
- Where
- Great Horwood (MK17)
- County
- Milton Keynes
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why Great Horwood hosts choose us
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
Read how we price and the cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Halal isn’t offered
We clear away quietly.
Chicken can be added.
Space, access and the venue
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- Away from emergency routes
- Seating for residents
- Approval from the home
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Great Horwood: care homes and access
Great Horwood is about 5 miles east of Buckingham, in Milton Keynes. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Great Horwood suit a hog roast. Great Horwood is one of 73 places in Milton Keynes where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Great Horwood to Milton Keynes (6 miles away).
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St James, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
We cater care home events across the MK17 postcode area and the streets around it. Your care home event could be at a house on High Street, The Green and Willow Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Little Horwood (1 mile east), Nash (2 miles north), Winslow (2 miles south), Whaddon (3 miles north-east) and Swanbourne (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Milton Keynes (6 miles north-east), Bletchley (6 miles east), Newport Pagnell (10 miles north-east), Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (7 miles east), Furzton (5 miles north-east) and Whitehouse (5 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Buckingham Community Hospital (5 miles north-west) and Drayton Parslow Mound (4.2 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Buckingham Sand Pit.
- Schools near Great Horwood include Sir Thomas Fremantle School (1.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Crown pub (within half a mile north-west)
Nearby places to Great Horwood
What else we do in Great Horwood
For event organisers in Great Horwood
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
How we price a hog roast day
Things that change the price:
- How many people are eating
- Time on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Crockery choices
Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The venue or postcode
- Your menu choices
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
How the day works
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so tell us as soon as plans change. In late May, sunset in Great Horwood is about 8:55pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just send us your date, venue and numbers. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing typically contains gluten.
Great Horwood: your questions answered
Is Great Horwood too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Great Horwood close to London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London.
Do you bring plates?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Send us the details and we will quote.
What happens in bad weather?
Rain does not stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Occasions we serve in Great Horwood
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
In Great Horwood and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Open afternoons
- Retirement housing events
- Day centre events
- Staff appreciation days
Old photos of Buckingham Sand Pit can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Comparing caterers
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away