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Care Home Hog Roast in Haywards Heath
Looking for a hog roast day in Haywards Heath? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Milestone days for the home
- Open afternoons
Planning an event in Haywards Heath?
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
Why Haywards Heath hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
About our care home hog roast in Haywards Heath
In Haywards Heath, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. For retirement housing events and day centre get-togethers, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork for your residents.
In a town like Haywards Heath, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book hog roast days. We cook in the garden or car park. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed.
- Where
- Haywards Heath (RH16, RH17)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For event organisers in Haywards Heath
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What affects the price in Haywards Heath
The biggest factors are:
- Site access
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
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. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies we should know about
- Your menu choices
- A photo of the cooking area
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Haywards Heath: care homes and access
Haywards Heath is about 9 miles south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. We cater care home events of every size in Haywards Heath. We cater 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 12 miles away.
Old photos of Ashenground and Bolnore Woods can spark conversation during a hog roast day. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of the Presentation, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles of Haywards Heath.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH16 and RH17, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Church Road, Market Place and High Street; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Main roads around Haywards Heath include the A272 and B2028, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. If your venue is just outside Haywards Heath, we also cover Scaynes Hill (2 miles east), Wivelsfield (2 miles south), Wivelsfield Green (3 miles south-east), Ditchling Common (4 miles south) and North Chailey (4 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Burgess Hill (3 miles south-west), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south-west) and Lancing (15 miles south-west). Haywards Heath is among the bigger towns we cover in West Sussex, with plenty of venues for care home events.
Other landmarks nearby include Waterbury Castle (3.8 miles north-east) and St Francis & Hurstwood Park Hospital Museum (0.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.
- Schools near Haywards Heath include Oathall Community College (0.5 miles north) and Tavistock and Summerhill School (0.8 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Heath Tavern (under half a mile south)
Your questions about a hog roast day in Haywards Heath
What’s the nearest station to Haywards Heath?
The closest is Haywards Heath station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Could you cook in Scrase Valley?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Send your date and we will check.
Can you do soft food?
We do not prepare texture-modified meals; we will work alongside your kitchen.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Why choose care home hog roast in Haywards Heath?
We plan around the home’s routines.
Whatever the occasion in Haywards Heath, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Retirement housing events
- Garden fêtes
- Community open days
Visitors arriving by train should know that Haywards Heath station is about 0.6 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the price includes, item by item
- How dietary needs are handled
- The space, cover and access they need
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Approval from the home
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the roaster
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Halal is not offered
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Towns and villages near Haywards Heath
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The process
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we do not need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In late May, sunset in Haywards Heath is about 8:50pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Send final numbers in good time
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Haywards Heath, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, use our quote form.
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- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards