Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Highwood, Hampshire
Planning a hog roast day in Highwood? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Day centre events
- Milestone days for the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Planning an event in Highwood?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Highwood
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, rather than in rolls if that is easier. Texture-modified meals should come from the home’s own kitchen. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and typical bookings are for milestone days for the home and seasonal events.
Rural care homes near Highwood can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Events we cater in Highwood
It turns a normal day into an event.
Whatever the occasion in Highwood, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Day centre lunches
- Families’ days
- Seasonal events
- Retirement housing events
If your residents have links with St John the Baptist, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Before you book anyone
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- The full menu and the sides
- Any travel or access charges
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
What a hog roast costs
The biggest factors are:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Travel to Highwood
- Numbers
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What to tell us
Here’s what we will ask:
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Rough numbers
- The venue or postcode
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why book with us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Planned to your running order
- An itemised quote
Read how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your residents, with crackling for everyone who wants it. For a summer hog roast day in Highwood, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:25pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 4:05pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Ask for a quote
When you are weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. Ours lists it clearly. For a quote, use our quote form.
Planning help
Care homes around Highwood
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. Highwood is well within our area for care home events. Highwood is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Linbrook Lake may enjoy talking about them over lunch. The New Forest National Park is within about 4 miles of Highwood, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of Hampshire takes in BH24, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. For care home events just outside Highwood, we cover Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
A little further out are St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Schools near Highwood include Ringwood School Academy (1.7 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Alice Lisle Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
Highwood questions
Is Highwood 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.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you clear up?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
Where does the hog roast go?
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 confirm the space with your quote.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates are often easier for residents.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
For event organisers in Highwood
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Planning the cooking spot
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Look for:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Away from emergency routes
- Clear of bedroom windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Highwood
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
Towns and villages near Highwood
More for events in Highwood
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Count families and staff too
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Chicken can be added.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards