Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Little Holbury
Looking for a hog roast day in Little Holbury? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Days for relatives
- Home anniversaries
Slow-roasted pork in Little Holbury
Care home hog roast in Little Holbury, carved to order
Serving times fit around the home’s day, lunch or mid-afternoon. On the menu are rotisserie chicken, thinly carved roast pork and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater summer fêtes and families’ days.
Near Little Holbury, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What affects the price in Little Holbury
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- The date and time of year
- Distance from us
- Plates or china
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any venue rules
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
- What the outdoor space is like
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What you get with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Care home hog roasts in Little Holbury
Little Holbury is about 2 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. Wherever your care home event is in Little Holbury, we can bring the roaster, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. Little Holbury is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we cater. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 6 miles away.
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like The Good Shepherd, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. Visitors arriving by train should know that Netley station, about 3.6 miles north-east, is the nearest station. The New Forest National Park is within about 3 miles of Little Holbury, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about 4 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
Care home events anywhere in SO45 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and roughly how many residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Southbourne Avenue, Manor Road and Westbourne Avenue or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Holbury (1 mile south-east), Hardley (1 mile north), Roughdown (1 mile south), Blackfield (1 mile south-east) and Frostlane (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (8 miles east), Totton (8 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (7 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (2.9 miles west) and Netley Castle (3.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Mercury Marshes.
- Nearby schools include The New Forest Academy (within half a mile north)
Why choose care home hog roast in Little Holbury?
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Little Holbury. Typical bookings include:
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
- Summer fêtes
- Themed days
Residents who remember days out at Mercury Marshes may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Who carves and who serves
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count families and staff too
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Questions from Little Holbury
Do you come out to small places like Little Holbury?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Do you cater at venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
What allergens are in the food?
Every dish comes with allergen information for your team to check.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. Send us a picture if you’re unsure.
Can you carve thinly?
We will serve however suits your residents.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
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 will give your team the information they need.
Where the roaster can go in Little Holbury
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- Clear of bedroom windows
- Approval from the home
- Someone to meet us
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Little Holbury
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Everything starts with the slow-roasted pork: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there’s a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
How the day works
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. For a summer hog roast day in Little Holbury, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 4:00pm, 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.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
Ask for a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Related guides
More for events in Little Holbury
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away