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Care Home Hog Roast for Lenham Forstal
Planning a hog roast day in Lenham Forstal? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Summer fêtes
- Home anniversaries
- Staff thank-you lunches
Slow-roasted pork in Lenham Forstal
Care home hog roast in Lenham Forstal, carved to order
Retirement housing and day centres around Lenham Forstal book hog roast days too, for themed days and gatherings. Whether it’s anniversaries of the home and themed days, we can cook apple sauce, halloumi skewers and roast potatoes for your residents.
Rural homes around Lenham Forstal may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Lenham Forstal: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Lenham Forstal?
The closest is Lenham station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We’ll share allergen and menu details.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Can you carve thinly?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Will there be enough to go round?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Occasions we serve in Lenham Forstal
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
Here’s what people in Lenham Forstal most often book a hog roast for:
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Garden fêtes
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Lenham station, roughly 1.7 miles north-west of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Whether VAT is included
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
Planning a hog roast day in Lenham Forstal
Lenham Forstal is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Care home events in Lenham Forstal are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Lenham Forstal to Canterbury (about 15 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Lenham Forstal.
Anywhere in ME17, we can roast on site for your residents. Local streets include The Forstal, Mount Castle Lane and Burgess Fields; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. For care home events just outside Lenham Forstal, we cover Lenham Heath (1 mile south-east), Charing Heath (1 mile south-east), Stonebridge Green (1 mile south), Leadingcross Green (2 miles north-west) and Lenham (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east) and Minster (14 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (2.3 miles south-west).
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so nobody misses out.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and our chef carves it to order.
Looking after everyone
Some residents won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Request gluten-free rolls
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book our hog roast in Lenham Forstal
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- We bring everything to cook and serve
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
How the day works
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. In summer, Lenham Forstal has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- 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.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Get a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Lenham Forstal
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Distance from us
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Whether you want china
- Site access
Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking is different, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
- What the outdoor space is like
- Which meats and sides you’d like
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or ME17 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Planning the cooking spot
It is worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Seating for residents
- An activities lead or manager as contact
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards