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Care Home Hog Roast in Lee Gate
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Lee Gate and the surrounding area.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Open days
- Home anniversaries
Care home hog roast in Lee Gate
How our care home hog roast works in Lee Gate
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. Whether it is community open days and day centre events, we can cook roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and halloumi skewers.
Rural homes around Lee Gate may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
- Where
- Lee Gate (HP16)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
- Numbers
Numbers make the biggest difference: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What to tell us
When you contact us, please mention:
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- What the outdoor space is like
- An estimate of numbers
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. Fill in our quote form.
Who books care home hog roast in Lee Gate?
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Lee Gate:
- Retirement housing events
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Home anniversaries
- Family days with visitors
Some homes in Lee Gate have links with a local church such as Old Church of St John the Baptist, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Before you book anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, worked back from your serving time. In late May, sunset in Lee Gate is about 8:55pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
How to get a price
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
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The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. A quick checklist:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Sign-off from management
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
Working with your venue
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Towns and villages near Lee Gate
Also in Lee Gate
Planning a hog roast day in Lee Gate
Lee Gate is about 4 miles north-west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever your care home event is in Lee Gate, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Lee Gate is one of 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire where we cater. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 21 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Haddington Hill may enjoy talking about them over lunch. For families visiting by train, Wendover station is about 2.4 miles away. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Lee Gate, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Care home events anywhere in HP16 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Furze Field Lane and Chesham Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Lee Gate we cover include Kingsash (1 mile west), Hunt's Green (1 mile south), Wendover Dean (1 mile west), Wendover (2 miles north-west) and Great Missenden (3 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Aylesbury (7 miles north-west), High Wycombe (8 miles south), Chesham (4 miles south-east), Marlow (12 miles south), Amersham (6 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (9 miles south).
A little further out are Trenchard Museum (2.6 miles north) and Hawridge Court (3.2 miles east). Open spaces near Lee Gate include Dancersend Nature Reserve and Haddington Hill.
- Local schools include John Colet School (2.4 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Gate Public House (under half a mile south-west)
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
Lee Gate questions
Do you cater at venues in the Chilterns 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 Lee Gate?
Wendover station, about 2.4 miles north-west of the centre.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We’ll give your team the information they need.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We clear the serving area and pack away, leaving the spot as we found it.
How do you handle allergies?
Every dish comes with allergen information.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can families and staff join in?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we’ll help. Tips:
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Count families and staff too
We can serve inside or out, as you prefer.
Chicken can be added.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards