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Care Home Hog Roast in Lower Hardres
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Lower Hardres.
- Themed days
- Day centre events
- Staff thank-you lunches
Book a hog roast in Lower Hardres
About our care home hog roast in Lower Hardres
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff. We’re often asked to cater open afternoons and thank-you meals for staff, with halloumi skewers, new potatoes and rotisserie chicken.
Rural care homes near Lower Hardres can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- Distance from us
- Time on site
- Numbers
Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What to tell us
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- A photo of the cooking area
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
Where the roaster can go in Lower Hardres
We need room to cook safely and under cover. Before booking, check:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Away from opening windows
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
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Lower Hardres: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Lower Hardres?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Lower Hardres?
Canterbury East station, about 2.7 miles north of the centre.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We work back from your serving time.
How much room do you need?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, and a way to wheel everything in. A photo helps.
Can visitors eat too?
Families and staff are welcome.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We’ll bring the rest.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food is not affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the garden or car park, agreed with the manager.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Request thin slices
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Planned to your running order
See our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
Events we cater in Lower Hardres
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Here are some of the most popular:
- Family days with visitors
- Day centre events
- Retirement community days
- Home anniversaries
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- Allergen information for every dish
- What crockery is supplied
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
Planning a hog roast day in Lower Hardres
Lower Hardres is about 3 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. We cater care home events across Lower Hardres and nearby, from gardens to fields. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Canterbury East station, about 2.7 miles north. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Lower Hardres is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cover care home events in every part of the CT4 postcode area and the streets around it. For care home events just outside Lower Hardres, we cover Street End (1 mile north), Pett Bottom (1 mile south-east), Nackington (1 mile north), Upper Hardres (1 mile south) and Petham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Deal (14 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Kent and Canterbury Hospital (2.2 miles north) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.9 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Duck pub (0.8 miles south-east)
Step by step
From setting up to the last roll, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your care home event in Lower Hardres. In summer, Lower Hardres has daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden events easy. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Get a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: use our quote form.
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For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards