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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Martin, Hampshire
Slow-roasted, carved in front of you and served hot: a hog roast day in Martin and the surrounding area.
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Care home summer fairs
- Home anniversaries
Planning an event in Martin?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Martin
Retirement housing and day centres around Martin book hog roast days too, for summer get-togethers and themed days. We serve apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater retirement community days and summer fêtes.
Rural care homes near Martin can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
Perfect for your care home event in Martin
Families and staff can join in.
In Martin and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Family days with visitors
- Staff appreciation days
- Residents’ themed days
- Retirement community days
Some homes in Martin have links with a local church such as Church of All Saints, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What to look for in a quote
- Any travel or access charges
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- How dietary needs are handled
Why choose a hog roast in Martin?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Cooked on the day, low and slow
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
What the cooking area needs
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- A named contact on the day
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear of bedroom windows
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a club or group? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
If you’re booking for a workplace, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We will fit in with site rules.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Care home hog roasts in Martin
Martin is in Hampshire. We’re happy to travel to Martin for care home events. Martin is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 23 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Western Downs may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over SP6 and the streets around it. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Townsend Lane and Downview Road, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. For care home events just outside Martin, we cover New Forest (1 mile south-west), Rockbourne (3 miles east) and Damerham (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Ringwood (11 miles south-east), Fordingbridge (6 miles south-east), St Leonards (11 miles south), Alderholt (6 miles south-east), Poulner (11 miles south-east) and Ashley Heath (10 miles south).
A little further out are Cranborne Castle Hill (4.5 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Western Downs.
What affects the price in Martin
Here’s what affects the price:
- Whether you want china
- The date and time of year
- Travel to Martin
- How many people are eating
Midweek and quieter months are often easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Tell us your budget and we will suggest what works.
What to tell us
To get the best quote, send us:
- Your menu choices
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Roughly how many people
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Martin questions
Do you come out to small places like Martin?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What if things run late?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can you serve at lunch?
Choose the time, and we’ll plan the roast around it.
When should we book?
As early as you can for summer weekends and December. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
What’s included?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, and a way to wheel everything in. A picture helps.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you’re not left with the mess.
How do we prepare?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Nearby places to Martin
What else we do in Martin
How the day works
Carving is part of the show: the hog is carved in front of your residents, with crackling for everyone who wants it. Winter afternoons in Martin are short, with sunset at about 4:05pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- 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.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
How to get a price
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
We clear away quietly.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away