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Care Home Hog Roast in Mapledurham
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Mapledurham and the surrounding area.
- Day centre events
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Sheltered housing gatherings
Care home hog roast for Mapledurham
About our care home hog roast in Mapledurham
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. For themed days and retirement housing events, we can cook roast potatoes, apple sauce and rotisserie chicken and more.
At a rural home near Mapledurham, access matters so we can plan our route. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- Location
- Mapledurham (RG8, RG4, RG31)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- From the roaster
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some residents won’t eat pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Halal isn’t offered
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Serving on plates is often easier.
Working with your venue
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Why choose a hog roast in Mapledurham?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. The main driver is numbers: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why book with us
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- Our staff serve and clear
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
Read our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
The process
We get there well ahead of service, since slow roasting can’t be rushed. The smell normally brings people over long before we carve. In summer, Mapledurham has daylight until about 9:25pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
How to prepare
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Use our quote form.
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Planning the cooking 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
- Clear of bedroom windows
- A level outdoor area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
Care home hog roasts in Mapledurham
Mapledurham is about 3 miles west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Hosts in Mapledurham book us for care home events of all sizes. Mapledurham is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cater.
Residents who remember days out at Moor Copse Nature Reserve may enjoy talking about them over lunch. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Tilehurst station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre.
Here we cover the RG8, RG4 and RG31 postcode area, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on St Mary's Avenue, Park Walk and The Short or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the roaster to you. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Purley on Thames (1 mile south-west), Trench Green (1 mile north-east), Tilehurst (2 miles south), Chazey Heath (2 miles east) and Norcot (2 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Didcot (12 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (10 miles north), Wallingford (9 miles north-west), Great Western Park (13 miles north-west) and Watlington (11 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (2.4 miles south-east) and Battle Hospital (2.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Mapledurham include Denefield School (1.2 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include Roebuck pub (0.8 miles south)
Mapledurham: your questions answered
Could you cook in Round Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first.
Is Mapledurham too small for a hog roast?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
Is there a non-pork option?
There are lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options: spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan burger or sausage. We do not offer halal meat.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Many homes make it a family day; just tell us total numbers.
Can you carve thinly?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
How much room do you need?
A level, open area outdoors with room for the roaster, a gazebo and a carving table, well clear of walls, tents and branches. We’ll check it with you before booking.
How soon do you get booked up?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. Quieter dates can often be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
Do you cover Mapledurham?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Mapledurham and the rest of Oxfordshire included. Send us the address for a quote.
Events we cater in Mapledurham
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Mapledurham, including:
- Retirement community days
- Residents’ themed days
- Days for relatives
- Thank-you meals for staff
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Margaret and Bardolf Aisle sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Comparing caterers
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- How many staff will carve and serve
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Prices and what affects them
We work out each quote from:
- Travel to Mapledurham
- Access to the cooking area
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Getting an accurate quote
To check the date and the space, we will need:
- What the outdoor space is like
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Your date and serving time
Send us the date, the address or RG8 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Nearby places to Mapledurham
Other occasions in Mapledurham
- 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
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards