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Care Home Hog Roast for Hales Place
Looking for a hog roast day in Hales Place? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Seasonal events
- Staff appreciation days
- Anniversaries of the home
A hog roast near Hales Place
Care home hog roast in Hales Place, carved to order
You know your residents best, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. We serve thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and roast potatoes, and we are frequently booked for anniversaries of the home and community open days.
Around Hales Place, some homes have limited outdoor space, so we check the space with photos first. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
Who books care home hog roast in Hales Place?
We plan around the home’s routines.
Hosts in Hales Place book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. Popular choices:
- Themed days
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff appreciation days
- Open days
If your residents have links with Church of St Stephen, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Comparing caterers
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether travel is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs are handled
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- Someone to meet us
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Hales Place
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Request thin slices
- Halal isn’t offered
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Chicken can be added.
About the food
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Common questions in Hales Place
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
Can you do a hog roast in Bus Company Island?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Who serves?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
What about texture-modified diets?
We don’t prepare texture-modified meals; your team prepares those portions.
Do you cover Hales Place?
Yes, Hales Place is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll check the date.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
A hog roast compared with other options
For residents who need modified textures, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Care homes around Hales Place
Hales Place is about 1 mile north of Canterbury, in Kent. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Hales Place and the surrounding area. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Families coming by rail can use the station: Canterbury West station is about 0.8 miles away. With the sea within about 6 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
For care home events in CT2 and CT1, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. From Downs Road, Godden Road and Tunstall Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. For care home events just outside Hales Place, we cover Canterbury (1 mile south), Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Rough Common (1 mile west), Wincheap (2 miles south) and Upper Harbledown (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south) and Ramsgate (15 miles east).
A little further out are Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (1.4 miles south). Within reach you will find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Archbishop's School (less than half a mile south-west) and St Edmund's School (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Ye Olde Beverlie Inn (under half a mile south)
For planners, venues and organisers
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will 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.
The process
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. In Hales Place, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We serve inside or out.
- We pack up calmly.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Get a quote
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: send us your details through our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast day
Each price is built from:
- How long the roast and service take
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
- Numbers
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Rough numbers
- The address or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards