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Care Home Hog Roast for Ickford
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 Ickford.
- Seasonal events
- Staff appreciation days
- Day centre events
Care home hog roast in Ickford
Planning for dietary needs
Standard rolls and stuffing contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. Other tips:
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
Care home hog roast in Ickford, slow-roasted on site
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, whether that’s lunch or an afternoon event. We serve new potatoes, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers, and typical bookings are for open afternoons and day centre get-togethers.
Near Ickford, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you’re ready to eat.
- Where
- Ickford (HP18)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How it works
Here’s how the day generally runs: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. By late September, the light in Ickford goes at about 7:10pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: date, place, numbers and serving time. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Ickford?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Why book our hog roast in Ickford
- Our staff serve and clear
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved to order by a chef
Take a look at how we price or what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
How we price a hog roast day
Your quote depends on:
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Time on site
- The date and time of year
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.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- An estimate of numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- A photo of the cooking area
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Ickford, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Ickford
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Ickford questions
How far is Ickford from London?
About 45 miles from central London.
Is Ickford too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we will plan around it.
Do you provide allergen information?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing usually contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
What comes with the hog roast?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Do you bring plates?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But do ask even at short notice: use our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Ickford
Ickford is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Ickford and the surrounding area. We cover all 263 towns and villages across Buckinghamshire. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 7 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Parish Church of St Nicholas, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
We cover care home events in every part of HP18 and the streets around it. Local streets include Church Road, Golder's Close and Sheldon Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. If your venue is just outside Ickford, we also cover Little Ickford (1 mile south-east), Worminghall (1 mile north-west), Draycott (1 mile south), Shabbington (1 mile east) and Tiddington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (11 miles east), Elmhurst (12 miles north-east), Southcourt (11 miles east), Princes Risborough (10 miles east), Haydon Hill (10 miles north-east) and Turnfurlong (12 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Thame Community Hospital (4 miles east) and Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ickford include Bernwood Meadows.
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak pub (under half a mile south)
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A named contact on the day
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Also near Ickford
Also in Ickford
Occasions we serve in Ickford
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Ickford:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
- Seasonal events
Old photos of Bernwood Meadows can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- VAT, if it applies
- How dietary needs are handled
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away