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Care Home Hog Roast in Hurtmore
Care home hog roast in Hurtmore: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Day centre events
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement community days
Planning an event in Hurtmore?
Planning for dietary needs
You’ll get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Chicken can be added.
How our care home hog roast works in Hurtmore
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce, and we are regularly asked to cater residents’ themed days and community open days.
Rural homes around Hurtmore may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Organising for someone else?
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will tell you what we can send.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Why choose a hog roast in Hurtmore?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why book our hog roast in Hurtmore
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Carved to order by a chef
- Planned to your running order
- A clear quote with everything listed
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A level outdoor area
- Someone to meet us
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Travel to Hurtmore
- The number of people
- The date and time of year
- Menu choices and extras
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Allergies we should know about
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
What we serve, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Why choose care home hog roast in Hurtmore?
It turns a normal day into an event.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Seasonal events
- Community open days
- Retirement housing events
- Day centre events
Farncombe Wood is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Comparing caterers
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- If the price includes VAT
FAQs for Hurtmore
Is Hurtmore close to London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you do a hog roast in Middlebriars Wood?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you serve at lunch?
Serving time is up to you, whether lunch or later.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we will adjust.
How do you handle allergies?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Do you cover Hurtmore?
We do. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. In late May, sunset in Hurtmore is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Let us know about tight access
Get a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Places near Hurtmore
Other occasions in Hurtmore
Care homes around Hurtmore
Hurtmore is about 4 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. We are happy to travel to Hurtmore for care home events and the places nearby. Hurtmore is one of 395 places in Surrey where we cater.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Godalming station is about 1.2 miles away. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Nicholas, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Hurtmore is within about 8 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Here we cover the GU7 postcode area. From Hurtmore Road, Hurtmore Chase and Northway or a nearby road, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Compton (1 mile north), Binscombe (1 mile east), Shackleford (1 mile west), Littleton (2 miles north-east) and Puttenham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Guildford (4 miles north-east), Woking (8 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Farnham (7 miles west), Dorking (13 miles east) and Frimley (9 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Charterhouse School Museum (0.6 miles south-east) and Milford Hospital (2.4 miles south). Open spaces near Hurtmore include Frith Hill and Farncombe Wood.
- Local schools include Loseley Fields Primary School (1 mile east) and Broadwater School (1.7 miles east)
- Local pubs include The Harrow pub (0.8 miles north)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away