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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Hammer, Surrey
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Hammer.
- Families’ days
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Staff thank-you lunches
A hog roast near Hammer
Care home hog roast in Hammer, slow-roasted on site
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Whether it is summer fêtes and family days with visitors, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes.
Rural homes around Hammer may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Someone to meet us
- Sign-off from management
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
Occasions we serve in Hammer
We fit in with your day.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Hammer, including:
- Open days
- Staff appreciation days
- Family days with visitors
- Home anniversaries
For families visiting by train, Haslemere station, about 1.5 miles east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staffing on the day
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Planning for dietary needs
Some residents will not eat pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered
- Count families and staff too
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. Late-September sunset in Hammer is about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
If you’re comparing hog roast caterers for Hammer, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
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For event organisers in Hammer
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We work to the site’s rules.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, straight from the roaster.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Tell us how many vegans to expect, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Towns and villages near Hammer
More for events in Hammer
Why choose a hog roast in Hammer?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
What you get with us
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
What a hog roast costs
Here’s what affects the price:
- Travel to Hammer
- Access to the cooking area
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
Send us the date, the address or GU27 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Hog roast days near Hammer
Hammer is about 9 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Care home events in Hammer are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. We bring hog roasts to 395 places in Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Hammer to Guildford (14 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Lynchmere Commons may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Volunteers from churches such as St. Stephen's Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Hammer.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over GU27 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Hammer Lane, Moor Road and Copse Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Hammer, we also cover Woolmer Hill (1 mile south), Hammer Bottom (1 mile west), Shottermill (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north) and Linchmere (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles east). Within reach you will find Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.
- Schools near Hammer include Camelsdale Primary School (0.7 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Prince of Wales pub (less than half a mile west)
Questions from Hammer
Is Hammer close to London?
About 40 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Hammer?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
Do you clear up?
We pack everything away after service, so you’re not left with the mess.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. Please note we do not offer halal meat.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
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.
When do you start roasting?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, so we arrive well before you want to eat. We work back from your serving time.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away