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Care Home Hog Roast for Magham Down
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Magham Down and across East Sussex.
- Days for relatives
- Garden fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
Care home hog roast in Magham Down
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so keep us posted on the day. In Magham Down, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- 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.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or BN27 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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About our care home hog roast in Magham Down
Summer fêtes, open days and family days at care homes in Magham Down suit a hog roast, bringing everyone together over a meal. Whether it’s sheltered housing gatherings and summer fêtes, we can cook rotisserie chicken, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes and more.
Rural homes around Magham Down may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. You will know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Magham Down (BN27)
- County
- East Sussex
- From the roaster
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Someone to meet us
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
Who books care home hog roast in Magham Down?
We plan around the home’s routines.
Here’s what people in Magham Down most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Open afternoons
- Garden fêtes
- Retirement community days
- Staff thank-you lunches
For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Emmanuel, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you.
Before you book anyone
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What the price includes, item by item
- Any travel or access charges
Questions from Magham Down
Is Magham Down close to London?
About 46 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you cater at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we will fit around changes.
What do you need from us on the day?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We will bring the rest.
Can you cater in Magham Down?
Yes, Magham Down is in our area. Tell us the venue or postcode and we’ll confirm availability.
What’s the price?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. We don’t provide halal meat.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Care homes around Magham Down
Magham Down is about 2 miles north-east of Hailsham, in East Sussex. We cater care home events across Magham Down and nearby, from gardens to fields. Magham Down is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cater. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 18 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Polegate station is about 4.5 miles away. Magham Down is within about 8 miles of the South Downs National Park, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in BN27, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Old Road and Nodes Lane, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Close by, we cover care home events in Hellingly (1 mile west), Upper Horsebridge (1 mile west), Hailsham (2 miles south-west), Lower Horsebridge (2 miles west) and Tile Hurst (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south), Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (11 miles south-west), Lewes (12 miles west) and Crowborough (13 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Amberstone Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Herstmonceux Castle (2.4 miles east).
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The journey to the venue
- The date and time of year
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
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, and the quote reflects that.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies we should know about
- Where the event is
Send us the date, the address or BN27 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Instead of organising a trip, a hog roast at the home is easier for residents with mobility needs. Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Magham Down
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Planned to your running order
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Add salads, coleslaw and potatoes to make it a proper meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Working with your venue
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Event organisers often ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Count residents who need an alternative
- Count families and staff too
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We clear away quietly.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
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What else we do in Magham Down
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls 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