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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Hareplain, Kent
Care home hog roast in Hareplain: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Summer fêtes
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
A hog roast near Hareplain
About our care home hog roast in Hareplain
For care homes in Hareplain, a hog roast day is a real occasion. The smell drifts through the home, residents can watch the carving, and families can join in. Whether it is open afternoons and care home summer fairs, we can cook roast potatoes, apple sauce and new potatoes for your residents.
Near Hareplain, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Space, access and the venue
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- Seating for residents
- Sign-off from management
- Flat ground in the grounds
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why us?
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
Perfect for your care home event in Hareplain
Families and staff can join in.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Hareplain:
- Day centre get-togethers
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement community days
- Open afternoons
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Headcorn station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Allergen information for every dish
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
Care home hog roasts in Hareplain
Hareplain is about 10 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Hareplain. Hareplain is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Hareplain is within about 5 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over TN27 and the streets around it. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Three Chimneys (1 mile south-west), Biddenden (1 mile south-east), Curteis' Corner (1 mile east), Lashenden (2 miles north-east) and Standen (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles west), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
A little further out are Kent Firefighting Museum (0.8 miles north) and Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south-west).
- Local pubs include Three Chimneys Public House (0.6 miles south-west)
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What affects the price in Hareplain
We work out each quote from:
- Time on site
- Access to the cooking area
- Season and day of the week
- Menu choices and extras
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Dietary requirements
- The date and time of the event
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your menu choices
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
How it works
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your care home event. In summer, Hareplain has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Send final numbers in good time
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we will check it: send us your details through our quote form.
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Questions from Hareplain
What’s the nearest station to Hareplain?
Headcorn station, about 2.8 miles north of the centre.
Is Hareplain too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower does not stop us. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
What about residents who do not eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
What space does the roaster 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’ll check it with you before booking.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can relatives eat with residents?
It works well as a day with families.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some residents will not eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count families and staff too
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
For event organisers in Hareplain
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before booking. We will liaise with them on access and set-up.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away