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Care Home Hog Roast for Heaverham
Care home hog roast in Heaverham: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Garden fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Care home hog roast for Heaverham
Occasions we serve in Heaverham
It brings residents, families and staff together.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Heaverham, including:
- Day centre events
- Retirement housing events
- Family days with visitors
- Open days
Dryhill Nature Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Staffing on the day
Care home hog roast in Heaverham, carved to order
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff, served between shifts. We serve roast potatoes, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork, and we are often booked for milestone days for the home and open afternoons.
Rural homes around Heaverham may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Why book with us
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Our staff serve and clear
- All the equipment comes with us
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Heaverham: care homes and access
Heaverham is about 3 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Heaverham for care home events and the places nearby. Heaverham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 20 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Mary, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Visitors arriving by train should know that Kemsing station, about 0.6 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Heaverham is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in TN15, we can roast on site for your residents. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Cotman's Ash (1 mile north-west), Woodlands (1 mile north), Kemsing (2 miles west), Knatts Valley (2 miles north) and Romney Street (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (10 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (7 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Otford Heritage Centre (2.5 miles west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1 mile west). Within reach you will find Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Wrotham School (2.5 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Chequers Public House (under half a mile north-east)
What a hog roast costs
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Site access
- Plates or china
- The date and time of year
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups usually cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Clear of bedroom windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Heaverham
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
Planning for dietary needs
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. By late September, the light in Heaverham goes at about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Before we arrive
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get 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: fill in our quote form.
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Heaverham questions
Can you do a hog roast in Kemsing Down?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
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 work to whatever the site needs.
What happens after service?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away