Kent · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Iden Green
We bring a hog roast day to Iden Green and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Care home summer fairs
- Retirement housing events
- Thank-you meals for staff
Care home hog roast for Iden Green
What happens on the day
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your residents, with crackling for everyone who wants it. In Iden Green, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Send final numbers in good time
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: fill in our quote form.
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Care home hog roast in Iden Green, slow-roasted on site
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Popular choices include new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for day centre events and garden fêtes.
Rural care homes near Iden Green can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Planning a hog roast day in Iden Green
Iden Green is about 13 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Iden Green is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. Iden Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Iden Green to Canterbury (about 27 miles away).
The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Iden Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in TN17, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Coldharbour Road, Chapel Lane and Iden Green Road or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Benenden (1 mile north), Four Throws (2 miles south-west), Pipsden (2 miles south-west), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Linkhill (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (14 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (5 miles east) and Southborough (15 miles north-west).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (4 miles north) and The C.M Booth Collection (2.5 miles east).
- Local pubs include The Woodcock Public House (under half a mile south-east)
Questions from Iden Green
Do you come out to small places like Iden Green?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Iden Green close to London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London.
Do you bring plates?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you serve at lunch?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll be ready.
Can you cater in Iden Green?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Iden Green and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What about texture-modified diets?
We do not prepare texture-modified meals; your team prepares those portions.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, and we take our equipment with us.
How we price a hog roast day
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Site access
- Whether you want china
- Which meats and sides you choose
- The number of people
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, so we quote each one individually.
What to tell us
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Useful details:
- The date and time of the event
- An estimate of numbers
- The address or postcode
- Any venue rules
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. Send us your details through our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
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Where the roaster can go in Iden Green
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Seating for residents
- A named contact on the day
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Instead of organising a trip, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What you get with us
- Timed around your day
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Allergies and dietary needs
Some residents won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request thin slices
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, which keeps it hot and moist.
Events we cater in Iden Green
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Hosts in Iden Green book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Staff appreciation days
- Summer fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
- Retirement community days
Some homes in Iden Green have links with a local church such as Church of St George, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What your quote should include
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How many staff will carve and serve
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether plates or china are included
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away