Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Hamble-le-Rice and the surrounding area.
- Day centre events
- Seasonal events
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Care home hog roast in Hamble-le-Rice
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Hamble-le-Rice
For residents, we carve thinly and serve on plates, which is easier for many people than a roll. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. Typical bookings include open days and anniversaries of the home, serving thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and apple sauce.
In Hamble-le-Rice, care homes, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
Why choose care home hog roast in Hamble-le-Rice?
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
Here’s what people in Hamble-le-Rice most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Family days with visitors
- Garden fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
- Thank-you meals for staff
Hamble-le-Rice is on or near the B3397, so access for our equipment is simple.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
Prices and what affects them
Each price is built from:
- Crockery choices
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Travel to Hamble-le-Rice
- Time on site
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- The address or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- What the outdoor space is like
- The date and time of the event
The quickest way to get a price is to send us your date, venue and numbers. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Hamble-le-Rice
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Hamble-le-Rice?
Hamble station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre.
Can you serve on plates?
We will serve however suits your residents.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
Because the roast takes hours, we plan from your serving time, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Choose the time, and we will plan the roast around it.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We will confirm the space with your quote.
What do people get?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why book with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Planned to your running order
- No surprises: everything in writing
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
How it works
On the day, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it’s ready when you want to eat. Winter afternoons in Hamble-le-Rice are short, with sunset at about 4:00pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- 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.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
Get a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Someone to meet us
- Seating for residents
- Approval from the home
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Planning a hog roast day in Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice is about 3 miles east of Hythe, in Hampshire. Hamble-le-Rice is well within our area for care home events. We bring hog roasts to 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
Families coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Hamble station, about 0.8 miles north. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Andrew, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The New Forest National Park is within about 7 miles of Hamble-le-Rice, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about a mile, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO31, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Local streets include High Street, College Close and Deanfield Close; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. You will find Hamble-le-Rice on the B3397, so it’s easy for us to reach with the equipment. Other places close to Hamble-le-Rice we cover include Hound (1 mile north-west), Butlocks Heath (1 mile north-west), Netley (2 miles north-west), Bursledon (2 miles north) and Old Netley (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (14 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (7 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Coldeast (1.9 miles east) and St Andrew's Castle (0.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hamble-le-Rice include Mercury Marshes.
- Local schools include The Hamble School (0.9 miles north)
- Nearby, you will find Ye Old White Harte Public House (under half a mile east)
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, straight from the roaster.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Places near Hamble-le-Rice
Also in Hamble-le-Rice
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away