Oxfordshire · England
Hog Roast for Care Homes in Lower Arncott, Oxfordshire
We bring a hog roast day to Lower Arncott and nearby, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Open afternoons
- Staff appreciation days
- Families’ days
Planning an event in Lower Arncott?
Questions from Lower Arncott
Do you come out to small places like Lower Arncott?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is Lower Arncott close to London?
Roughly 50 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you do soft food?
We do not prepare texture-modified meals; we will work alongside your kitchen.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
What about residents who don’t eat pork?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We do not provide halal meat.
Can visitors eat too?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Can you do gluten-free?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing typically contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
How our care home hog roast works in Lower Arncott
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, whether that is lunch or an afternoon event. Typical bookings include summer fêtes and day centre events, serving apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork.
At a rural home near Lower Arncott, access matters. Timings are planned around your care home event, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Area
- Lower Arncott (OX25)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Also in Lower Arncott
Before you choose a spot
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- Away from opening windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Lower Arncott
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The journey to the venue
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The number of people
- Menu choices and extras
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. Slow roasting means we’re on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
To get the best quote, send us:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- The address or postcode
- Your date and serving time
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. Late May in Lower Arncott has light until about 9:00pm, so residents and families can stay outside late.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
How to prepare
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we serve in Lower Arncott
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Here’s what people in Lower Arncott most often book a hog roast for:
- Day centre get-togethers
- Home anniversaries
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Residents’ themed days
Graven Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
Organising for someone else?
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Halal isn’t offered
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Request thin slices
- Stuffing usually contains gluten
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Hog roast days near Lower Arncott
Lower Arncott is about 3 miles south-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We set up the roaster at gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Lower Arncott. Lower Arncott is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Lower Arncott to Oxford (9 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Bicester Village station is about 2.8 miles away. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Mary the Virgin, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
We cover care home events in every part of OX25 and the streets around it. Your care home event could be at a house on Ploughley Road and Willowbrook, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Close by, we cover care home events in Upper Arncott (1 mile south), Ambrosden (1 mile north), Merton (2 miles west), Murcott (2 miles south-west) and Fencott (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles south-west), Bicester (3 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south-west), Thame (10 miles south-east), Kidlington (8 miles west) and Chinnor (14 miles south-east).
A little further out are Bicester Community Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Bicester Village (2.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Lower Arncott includes Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
- Local pubs include The Plough pub (within half a mile south)
What we serve, dish by dish
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Planned to your running order
- Carved to order by a chef
- An itemised quote
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See our prices page or the cost guide.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away