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Care Home Hog Roast in Ickham
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Ickham.
- Milestone days for the home
- Days for relatives
- Residents’ themed days
Care home hog roast for Ickham
Ickham questions
Is Ickham too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Ickham from London?
About 57 miles from central London.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll confirm everything in writing.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
How much will it be?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your care home event for a quote.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Care home hog roast in Ickham, carved to order
Retirement housing and day centres around Ickham book hog roast days too, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Popular choices include new potatoes, halloumi skewers and apple sauce, and we’re regularly asked to cater day centre events and home anniversaries.
Country homes near Ickham often have big gardens with views, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
Planning a hog roast day in Ickham
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. We cater care home events of every size in Ickham. Ickham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Bekesbourne station, about 2.3 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the CT3 postcode area. Streets in the area include The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Other places close to Ickham we cover include Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
- Nearby, you will find The Rose Inn (0.5 miles north)
The process
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. For a summer hog roast day in Ickham, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Let us know about tight access
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
We set up under cover in the grounds, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Chicken can be added.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A level outdoor area
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
What affects the price in Ickham
Your quote depends on:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Travel to Ickham
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The serving time and how long we are on site
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The address or postcode
- The date and time of the event
- Dietary requirements
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Ickham
What else we do in Ickham
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Why Ickham hosts choose us
- An itemised quote
- Planned to your running order
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is there for anyone who’d rather not have pork, and children normally like it too.
Why choose care home hog roast in Ickham?
Families and staff can join in.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Ickham and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Seasonal events
- Retirement housing events
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Open days
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St John, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- Allergen information for every dish
- Staffing on the day
- The space, cover and access they need
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away