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Care Home Hog Roast in Harbledown
Care home hog roast in Harbledown: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Day centre get-togethers
- Care home summer fairs
- Community open days
Care home hog roast for Harbledown
How we price a hog roast day
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- How long the roast and service take
- Site access
- The number of people
- Which meats and sides you choose
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Where the event is
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Harbledown
You know your residents best, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and typical bookings are for open days and home anniversaries.
Country homes near Harbledown often have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Harbledown: your questions answered
How far is Harbledown from London?
About 52 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Harbledown?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is mains power needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. You’ll get allergen details for everything.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
What’s included?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken from the rotisserie gives people a non-pork choice, turned until the skin is golden.
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Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Away from opening windows
- An activities lead or manager as contact
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
Who books care home hog roast in Harbledown?
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
However big or small the event in Harbledown, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are often asked to cater:
- Family days with visitors
- Garden fêtes
- Day centre lunches
- Residents’ themed days
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Canterbury West station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- Who carves and who serves
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Travel and any London charges
For event organisers in Harbledown
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Venues frequently have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Harbledown hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Served at the time you choose
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Hog roast days near Harbledown
Harbledown is about 1 mile west of Canterbury, in Kent. Care home events in Harbledown are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. Harbledown is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater.
Volunteers from churches such as St Michael and All Angels Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. With the sea within about 6 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the CT2 postcode area and the streets around it. From Lanfranc Gardens, Mill Lane and Church Hill or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. For care home events just outside Harbledown, we cover Rough Common (1 mile north-west), Wincheap (1 mile south-east), Thanington (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile west) and Canterbury (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (5 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
A little further out are Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (0.9 miles east) and Sidney Cooper Museum (0.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include The Canterbury Academy (under half a mile south-east) and St Edmund's School (0.6 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Monument Inn (0.6 miles east)
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Halal isn’t offered
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
Your team helps residents as needed.
Chicken can be added.
How it works
We roast under cover, so a shower will not spoil the food. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. By late September, the light in Harbledown goes at about 7:00pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or CT2 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards