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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Keycol, Kent
We bring a hog roast day across Keycol and Kent, roasting on site and carving to order, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Retirement housing events
- Day centre lunches
- Anniversaries of the home
A hog roast near Keycol
Care home hog roast in Keycol, carved to order
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes, and we are frequently booked for summer fêtes and community open days.
Rural homes around Keycol may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
For events on land you don’t own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
What else we do in Keycol
Allergies and dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Hog roast days near Keycol
Keycol is about 2 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Keycol, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We cater events right across the region, from Keycol to Canterbury (18 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Bartholomew, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Keycol.
Care home events anywhere in ME9 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Your care home event could be at a house on Rooks View, Hill Farm View and Rook Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. For care home events just outside Keycol, we cover Bobbing (1 mile east), Chestnut Street (1 mile south), Newington (1 mile west), Danaway (1 mile south-west) and Oad Street (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-west).
A little further out are Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.8 miles east) and Bayford Court (2.3 miles east).
- Local schools include Westlands School (1 mile south-east)
- Local pubs include George Inn (1 mile west)
Events we cater in Keycol
It turns a normal day into an event.
Here’s what people in Keycol most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Staff appreciation days
- Day centre lunches
- Days for relatives
- Seasonal events
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Newington station, roughly 1.1 miles west of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- The full menu and the sides
- Who carves and who serves
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Flat ground in the grounds
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. Late May in Keycol has light until about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking 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.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Name a contact for the day
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We will reply with a clear price and what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, we take the cooking off your team. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why Keycol hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- Site access
- Travel to Keycol
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Your date and serving time
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Keycol: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Keycol?
The closest is Newington station, roughly 1.1 miles away.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
When do you start roasting?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can you serve at lunch?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We’ll share allergen and menu details.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards