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Care Home Hog Roast in Iping
Care home hog roast in Iping: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
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Care home hog roast for Iping
Care home hog roast in Iping, slow-roasted on site
Retirement housing and day centres around Iping book hog roast days too, for themed days and gatherings. On the menu are apple sauce, new potatoes and roast potatoes, and typical bookings are for retirement community days and milestone days for the home.
Near Iping, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu, staff and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Iping (GU29)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Iping
We work out each quote from:
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- How many people are eating
- Site access
- Distance from us
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.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- A picture of the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Your date and serving time
If you are comparing hog roast caterers for Iping, check what each quote actually includes. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, send us your details through our quote form.
Questions from Iping
Which station is closest to Iping?
Liphook station, about 5 miles north of the centre.
Is Iping too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it is always worth asking: send us your details through our quote form.
How do we prepare?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. Somewhere covered for people to eat helps.
Can we just hire the roaster?
We do, if you are happy to roast and carve yourself. We will explain the details with your quote.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Planning a hog roast day in Iping
Iping is about 7 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Iping suit a hog roast. Iping is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 19 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Liphook station is about 5 miles away. Iping and Stedham Commons is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Iping is within about 3 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over GU29 and the streets around it. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Stedham (1 mile south-east), Minsted (1 mile south), Woolbeding (1 mile east), Bepton Common (2 miles south-east) and Midhurst (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (15 miles south), Chichester (11 miles south), Emsworth (12 miles south-west), Billingshurst (15 miles east), Portfield (11 miles south) and Yapton (15 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Midhurst Museum (2.2 miles south-east) and Midhurst Community Hospital (2.2 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Iping and Stedham Commons and Wheeler's Down.
- Schools near Iping include Midhurst Rother College (2.2 miles east)
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Who books care home hog roast in Iping?
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
Whatever the occasion in Iping, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings often include:
- Retirement housing events
- Anniversaries of the home
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Family days with visitors
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Mary, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a trip out, it’s easier for everyone to enjoy. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
Why Iping hosts choose us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- Our staff serve and clear
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Planning the cooking spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Away from emergency routes
- Someone to meet us
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Iping
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Some ideas:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Your team helps residents as needed.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
How it works
Service is quick once we start carving: the chef carves and the team serves, with the sides served alongside. When everyone has eaten, we clear up and leave the spot tidy. In late May, sunset in Iping is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Before we arrive
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Other occasions in Iping
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- 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