Hampshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Lovedean, Hampshire
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Lovedean.
- Themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
- Retirement community days
A hog roast near Lovedean
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved in front of you, a mix of shoulder and leg, and served hot.
How our care home hog roast works in Lovedean
A hog roast day gives residents something to look forward to. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Whether it’s retirement community days and families’ days, we will put together a menu of new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce for your residents.
Rural homes around Lovedean may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish before you book.
Lovedean: care homes and access
Lovedean is about 1 mile west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Thinking about a hog roast day in Lovedean? We cover the whole area. Lovedean is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Lovedean to Southampton (about 16 miles away).
Windmill Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Lovedean is within about 8 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cover care home events in every part of PO8. We can cater a care home event on streets such as New Road, Yoells Lane and Witley Road, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. If your venue is just outside Lovedean, we also cover Horndean (1 mile east), Wecock Farm (1 mile south), Anmore (1 mile south-west), Catherington (2 miles north-east) and Denmead (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (14 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south-west), Hedge End (12 miles west) and Petersfield (8 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Havant War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles south-east) and Clanfield Earthwork (3.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include St Clair's Meadow and Windmill Hill.
- Nearby schools include Horndean Technology College (0.8 miles east)
What happens on the day
The secret is time: hours of gentle heat make the pork soft and juicy while the skin turns into crackling. Then it rests briefly before our chef carves. By late September, the light in Lovedean goes at about 7:10pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We agree the cooking spot, clear of emergency access, and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
How to get a price
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Places near Lovedean
Other occasions in Lovedean
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, and the quote reflects that.
What you get with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- An itemised quote
- Our staff serve and clear
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Planners, venues and businesses
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
How we price a hog roast day
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- Travel to Lovedean
- The date and time of year
- Whether you want china
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Details that help
The more we know, the more accurate the quote. Please include:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
- Rough numbers
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
Occasions we serve in Lovedean
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Families’ days
- Themed days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre lunches
For families visiting by train, Rowlands Castle station, about 3.3 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- The space, cover and access they need
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether travel is included
Lovedean: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Lovedean?
The closest is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 3.3 miles away.
Is Lovedean close to London?
About 57 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How big a hog will we need?
We plan quantities from the numbers you give us, and we will confirm everything in writing.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is normally fine if the venue is happy.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We will be as flexible as we can. Keep us posted on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Halal is not offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Away from opening windows
- Sign-off from management
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Lovedean
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away