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Care Home Hog Roast in Hoyle
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Hoyle.
- Home anniversaries
- Staff appreciation days
- Summer fêtes
Planning an event in Hoyle?
How our care home hog roast works in Hoyle
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: where the roaster goes, who is eating and how food is served. Popular choices include apple sauce, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater days for relatives and day centre events.
For a care home near Hoyle, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan our route. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
- Location
- Hoyle (GU29)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What the cooking area needs
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Things to check:
- A level outdoor area
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Hoyle
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
Looking after everyone
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Request thin slices
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Rotisserie chicken is an alternative to pork.
FAQs for Hoyle
Do you come out to small places like Hoyle?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We will explain the details with your quote.
How big a hog will we need?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
Can you cater in Hoyle?
Yes, Hoyle is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
When should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we will check.
What a hog roast costs
We don’t use a fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- Access to the cooking area
- Menu choices and extras
- The date and time of year
- Travel to Hoyle
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Dietary requirements
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
- Which meats and sides you’d like
When you are weighing up caterers, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Some homes combine a hog roast with entertainment, such as a singer or a garden fête. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why Hoyle hosts choose us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Care home hog roasts in Hoyle
Hoyle is about 9 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. We cater care home events of every size in Hoyle. We bring hog roasts to all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 21 miles away.
Graffham Common is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Hoyle is within about 3 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of West Sussex takes in GU29. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Heyshott (1 mile south-west), Heyshott Green (1 mile west), Cocking Causeway (2 miles north-west), West Lavington (2 miles north-west) and Cocking (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Bognor Regis (12 miles south), Chichester (9 miles south), Littlehampton (13 miles south-east), Emsworth (12 miles south-west), Rustington (13 miles south-east) and Storrington (12 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Midhurst Community Hospital (2.6 miles north-west) and Lodsworth Castle (2.3 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Levin Down and Graffham Common.
- Pubs nearby include Unicorn Inn (0.6 miles south-west)
How it works
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Late May in Hoyle has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
How to get a price
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Nearby places to Hoyle
Other occasions in Hoyle
Occasions we serve in Hoyle
It turns a normal day into an event.
In Hoyle and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Community open days
- Retirement housing events
- Families’ days
- Residents’ themed days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like The Parish Church of St James, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Working with your venue
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards