Oxfordshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Iffley, Oxfordshire
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast day in Iffley.
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre events
A hog roast near Iffley
Care home hog roast in Iffley, slow-roasted on site
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. Typical bookings include staff appreciation days and open days, with new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork.
Smaller homes around Iffley may only have a modest garden, so send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly whether the roaster fits. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will tell you exactly what’s in each dish before booking.
- Location
- Iffley (OX4)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Ask about china.
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
A hog roast compared with other options
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Take a look at our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
Planning a hog roast day in Iffley
Iffley is about 1 mile south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We cater care home events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Iffley. Iffley is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater.
Old photos of Headington Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west of the centre.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX4, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Tree Lane, Banjo Road and Jersey Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Iffley, we also cover Cowley (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Littlemore (1 mile south), Blackbird Leys (1 mile south-east) and Redbridge (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include British Tattoo History Museum (0.7 miles north) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Iffley include Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Greyfriars Catholic School (0.5 miles north) and Emmanuel Christian School (0.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Jolly Postboys pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include Alexander Library of Ornithology (1.6 miles north-west)
Events we cater in Iffley
Families and staff can join in.
People around Iffley book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
- Anniversaries of the home
- Sheltered housing gatherings
If your residents have links with Church of St James, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- How many staff will carve and serve
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- How dietary needs are handled
Places near Iffley
What else we do in Iffley
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. In late May, sunset in Iffley is about 9:00pm, 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.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
How to get a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Your questions about a hog roast day in Iffley
Can you do a hog roast in South Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Is Iffley close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. Please note we don’t offer halal meat.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Space, access and the venue
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- Someone to meet us
- Approval from the home
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
What affects the price in Iffley
The biggest factors are:
- Season and day of the week
- Plates or china
- The number of people
- Access to the cooking area
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- The date and time of the event
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- Dietary requirements
- Where the event is
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
For event organisers in Iffley
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards