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Care Home Hog Roast in Hindhead
Care home hog roast in Hindhead: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
- Summer fêtes
- Staff appreciation days
- Home anniversaries
Care home hog roast for Hindhead
What affects the price in Hindhead
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Site access
- Distance from us
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long the roast and service take
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A picture of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- Your menu choices
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. Use our quote form.
Care home hog roast in Hindhead, slow-roasted on site
For care homes in Hindhead, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Whether it’s sheltered housing gatherings and seasonal events, we will put together a menu of halloumi skewers, roast potatoes and rotisserie chicken and more.
For a care home near Hindhead, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan our route. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What the cooking area needs
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Flat ground in the grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Hindhead
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee suppliers usually set distances for cooking equipment, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, worked back from your serving time. By late September, the light in Hindhead goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
Busy weekends book 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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Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why us?
- All the equipment comes with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Fresh carving at the serving station
Take a look at our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
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Questions from Hindhead
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Hindhead?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We’ll confirm our arrival time when we quote.
Can you roast in the rain?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your care home event for a quote.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, so you are not left with the mess.
Care homes around Hindhead
Hindhead is about 7 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Hosts in Hindhead book us for care home events of all sizes. Hindhead is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater. Our bookings stretch from Hindhead to Guildford (12 miles away).
Hindhead is on or near the A333, so access for our equipment is simple. Some homes in Hindhead have links with a local church such as Church of St Luke, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Hindhead is within about a mile of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cater care home events across the GU26 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your care home event is on Moorlands Close, Hatchlands Drive and Glenville Gardens or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. Hindhead sits on or near the A333, which makes travel to your care home event easy. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Grayshott (1 mile west), Nutcombe (1 mile south), Beacon Hill (1 mile north-west), Whitmoor Vale (2 miles north-west) and Green Cross (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (12 miles north-east), Camberley (15 miles north), Farnham (7 miles north), Frimley (14 miles north), Cranleigh (11 miles east) and Ash (9 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Gibbet Hill and Lynchmere Commons.
- Local schools include Beacon Hill Community Primary School (0.9 miles north-west) and Woolmer Hill School (1.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Fox & Pelican pub (0.7 miles west)
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce make the roll.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, depending on the season and the occasion.
Occasions we serve in Hindhead
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
However big or small the event in Hindhead, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings often include:
- Retirement community days
- Families’ days
- Open afternoons
- Day centre events
Gibbet Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What your quote should include
- Plates, china and cutlery
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Whether travel is included
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away