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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Manston, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Manston and the surrounding area.
- Day centre lunches
- Families’ days
- Residents’ themed days
A hog roast near Manston
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Manston
For residents, we carve thinly and serve on plates, rather than in rolls if that’s easier. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. We serve apple sauce, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes, and typical bookings are for open afternoons and day centre get-togethers.
For a care home near Manston, tell us about lanes and the drive. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Planned to your running order
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Things that change the price:
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
- Numbers
- Menu choices and extras
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Anything the venue has asked for
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Send us the date, the address or CT12 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Some ideas:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count residents who need an alternative
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Your questions about a hog roast day in Manston
How far is Manston from London?
About 64 miles from central London.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes, of course. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
How soon do you get booked up?
Popular dates go early. But it’s always worth asking: use our quote form.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We don’t offer halal meat.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. China is available at an extra cost.
Can you roast in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the cooking. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
Organising for someone else?
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
For venues and planners, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Manston: care homes and access
Manston is about 2 miles west of Ramsgate, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Manston suit a hog roast. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
If your residents have links with St. Catherine's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast. Sandwich and Pegwell Bay is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
Anywhere in CT12, we can roast on site for your residents. We can cater a care home event on streets such as High Street, The Meadows and Manston Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. Other places close to Manston we cover include Haine (1 mile north-east), Flete (1 mile north), Newington (1 mile east), Cliffs End (1 mile south) and Chilton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (13 miles west), Dover (15 miles south), Broadstairs (3 miles east), Whitstable (15 miles west), Deal (9 miles south) and Herne Bay (10 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum (0.9 miles west) and Ramsgate General Hospital (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Manston includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Schools near Manston include The Royal Harbour Academy (1.8 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find Lord of the Manor pub (0.9 miles south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Margate West (2.6 miles north)
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. The ideal spot has:
- Away from opening windows
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
Perfect for your care home event in Manston
It turns a normal day into an event.
We’re regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Manston, including:
- Retirement community days
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Summer fêtes
- Days for relatives
Families coming by rail can use the station: Thanet Parkway station is about 1.2 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- The space, cover and access they need
- What the price includes, item by item
- Plates, china and cutlery
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
Other occasions in Manston
Step by step
When we arrive, we position the roaster under cover and get the hog cooking. It then roasts slowly for several hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. In summer, Manston 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.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Let us know about tight access
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Send us your details through our quote form.
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About the food
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away