Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Knights Enham
We bring a hog roast day to Knights Enham and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Open days
- Seasonal events
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Your questions about a hog roast day in Knights Enham
Is Knights Enham too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Which station is closest to Knights Enham?
The closest is Andover station, roughly 1.5 miles away.
What if things run late?
Within reason, we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Ask and we’ll check.
What about texture-modified diets?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we’ll add it to the quote.
Where will the roaster go?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
How our care home hog roast works in Knights Enham
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. Typical bookings include residents’ themed days and home anniversaries, serving rotisserie chicken, new potatoes and apple sauce.
Near Knights Enham, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
For event organisers in Knights Enham
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so it is worth asking first. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To make the most of it:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
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Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- A clear quote with everything listed
- All the equipment comes with us
- Our staff serve and clear
- Planned to your running order
Read our pricing or the cost guide.
Care homes around Knights Enham
Knights Enham is about 1 mile north of Andover, in Hampshire. Care home events in Knights Enham are part of our patch, as well as the surrounding area. We cater all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. Our bookings stretch from Knights Enham to Southampton (about 22 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Anton Lakes may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Michael and All Angels sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Here we cover the SP10 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Manor Copse and Newbury Road, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For care home events just outside Knights Enham, we cover East Anton (1 mile south-east), Enham Alamein (1 mile north), Smannell (1 mile north-east), Upper Enham (1 mile north) and Finkley (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles south-east), Hyde (13 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles west), Weeke (13 miles south-east), Kempshott (15 miles east) and Stanmore (14 miles south-east).
A little further out are Finkley Down Farm Museum (1.2 miles south-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Knights Enham include Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
- Schools near Knights Enham include Harrow Way Community School (1.4 miles south-west)
What we serve, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. In summer, Knights Enham has daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about tight access
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
Ask for a quote
Not sure how many to cater for? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- Approval from the home
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Knights Enham
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
What affects the price in Knights Enham
Each price is built from:
- Travel to Knights Enham
- Crockery choices
- The number of people
- Site access
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- A picture of the cooking area
Send us the date, the address or SP10 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Perfect for your care home event in Knights Enham
Families and staff can join in.
Whatever the occasion in Knights Enham, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Summer fêtes
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Family days with visitors
- Day centre events
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Andover station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before booking
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The full menu and the sides
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- A clear list of what’s included
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors 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