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Care Home Hog Roast for Hazelwood
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Care home hog roast in Hazelwood.
- Staff appreciation days
- Themed days
- Care home summer fairs
Slow-roasted pork in Hazelwood
About our care home hog roast in Hazelwood
Day centres and retirement housing near Hazelwood also book us, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Typical bookings include anniversaries of the home and community open days, with apple sauce, new potatoes and halloumi skewers.
Rural care homes near Hazelwood can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours.
The process
We get there well ahead of service, because a whole hog takes hours to roast. The smell usually brings people over long before we carve. In late May, sunset in Hazelwood is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- 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.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Hazelwood
The biggest factors are:
- The number of people
- Site access
- Season and day of the week
- The journey to the venue
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups generally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies we should know about
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Fill in our quote form.
Care home hog roasts in Hazelwood
Hazelwood is about 4 miles south of Orpington, in Kent. We cater care home events of every size in Hazelwood. Hazelwood is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Hazelwood to London (about 14 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Chelsfield station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like St Mary's Church, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Hazelwood.
We cater care home events across the TN14 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Hazelwood Road, Cudham Lane North and Spinney Way, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Downe (1 mile west), Luxted (1 mile south-west), Cudham (1 mile south), Single Street (1 mile south-west) and Green Street Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Dartford (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south-east), Northfleet (14 miles north-east) and Swanley (6 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Orpington Hospital (2.1 miles north-east) and Crofton Roman Villa (2.7 miles north). Open spaces near Hazelwood include Betsom's Hill and Downe Bank Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Green Street Green Primary School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find George and Dragon pub (0.9 miles west)
The menu, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Questions from Hazelwood
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is Hazelwood close to London?
About 14 miles from central London.
Who serves?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
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. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
What time do you serve?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we will plan the roast around it.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
Events we cater in Hazelwood
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Hazelwood, including:
- Staff appreciation days
- Community open days
- Seasonal events
- Anniversaries of the home
Old photos of Downe Bank Nature Reserve can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Before booking anyone
- Any travel or access charges
- The full menu and the sides
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Whether plates or china are included
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Flat ground in the grounds
- Someone to meet us
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
Why choose a hog roast in Hazelwood?
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book our hog roast in Hazelwood
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Tell us who does not eat pork
- Halal isn’t offered
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Places near Hazelwood
Other occasions in Hazelwood
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
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.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away