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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Marsh Green, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Marsh Green and the surrounding area.
- Day centre lunches
- Residents’ themed days
- Family days with visitors
Planning an event in Marsh Green?
How our care home hog roast works in Marsh Green
Day centres and retirement housing near Marsh Green also book us, for summer get-togethers and themed days. Typical bookings include garden fêtes and family days with visitors, serving roast potatoes, apple sauce and new potatoes.
At a rural home near Marsh Green, access matters. Timings are planned around your care home event, working back from when you want to eat.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Before you choose a spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Away from opening windows
- Seating for residents
- Away from emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
On the menu in Marsh Green
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
Towns and villages near Marsh Green
Other occasions in Marsh Green
Marsh Green: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Marsh Green?
Edenbridge Town station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre.
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can you do soft food?
Modified textures are best done by the home; your team prepares those portions.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Will there be enough to go round?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. We will confirm the menu in the quote.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Always outside, agreed with the manager.
Can you carve thinly?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Not everyone eats pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Halal isn’t offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Roast or new potatoes and apple sauce make it a full meal.
Perfect for your care home event in Marsh Green
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Marsh Green, including:
- Day centre events
- Open days
- Milestone days for the home
- Seasonal events
For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Edenbridge Town station, roughly 1.6 miles north of the centre.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. 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 are paying for.
Why us?
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Carved to order by a chef
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Step by step
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it’s tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. Winter afternoons in Marsh Green are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- The home tells us the date, numbers and serving time.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We arrive early and start the roast.
- We carve and serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Give us a contact number for the day
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: send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
Here’s what affects the price:
- Crockery choices
- The journey to the venue
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Any venue rules
- Your menu choices
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
About the food
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it is needed, so it stays hot and juicy right to the last roll.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness are the traditional pairing. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Marsh Green: care homes and access
Marsh Green is about 5 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Marsh Green and the surrounding area. Marsh Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 23 miles away.
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Marsh Green Mission Church, is a good occasion for a hog roast. Marsh Green is within about 6 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over TN8. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Marsh Green Road and Greybury Lane or the roads around them, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Stick Hill (2 miles east), Dormansland (2 miles south-west), Hammerwood (3 miles south), Cowden (3 miles south-east) and Lingfield (3 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Sevenoaks (9 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles east), Tonbridge (10 miles east), Paddock Wood (14 miles east), Southborough (9 miles east) and Broadwater Down (9 miles south-east).
A little further out are Haxted Watermill Museum (1.5 miles north-west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find Wheatsheaf Inn (less than half a mile south-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards