Hampshire · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Martyr Worthy
Care home hog roast in Martyr Worthy: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, then carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling.
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- Families’ days
- Staff appreciation days
Care home hog roast for Martyr Worthy
Your questions about a hog roast day in Martyr Worthy
How far is Martyr Worthy from London?
About 57 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Martyr Worthy?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need our own staff?
No need for your own staff: we carve, serve and tidy up.
Can we just hire the roaster?
DIY machine hire is available. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Enough level ground outdoors for the roaster and a serving table under cover, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. A photo helps.
How soon do you get booked up?
The earlier the better for popular dates. But it is always worth asking: fill in our quote form.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
The roaster always stays outside, under cover, at a safe distance from walls and tents. We can often serve indoors if the venue agrees.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we do not need mains power to cook. Power can help with lighting after dark.
How our care home hog roast works in Martyr Worthy
You know your residents best, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. Popular choices include halloumi skewers, thinly carved roast pork and apple sauce, and we’re often booked for families’ days and milestone days for the home.
Near Martyr Worthy, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. The hog is roasted on site at your care home event, low and slow, for hours.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote depends on:
- The number of people
- How long the roast and service take
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary requirements
To get a quote, just tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of the cooking area helps. Use our quote form.
Who books care home hog roast in Martyr Worthy?
We plan around the home’s routines.
However big or small the event in Martyr Worthy, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. We are frequently asked to cater:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Retirement housing events
- Seasonal events
- Days for relatives
Old photos of Winnall Moors can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- What crockery is supplied
- How dietary needs are handled
Why choose a hog roast in Martyr Worthy?
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. 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, which is built into the price.
Why Martyr Worthy hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- No surprises: everything in writing
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Timed around your day
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Nearby places to Martyr Worthy
More for events in Martyr Worthy
Care homes around Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy is about 4 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around Martyr Worthy suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Martyr Worthy to Southampton (14 miles away).
Families coming by rail can use the station: Winchester station, about 3.5 miles south-west, is the nearest station. Some homes in Martyr Worthy have links with a local church such as Church of St Swithin, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
Here we cover the SO21 postcode area. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Chilland Lane and Bridgetts Lane, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. For care home events just outside Martyr Worthy, we cover Itchen Abbas (1 mile east), Easton (1 mile south-west), Abbots Worthy (2 miles west), Itchen Stoke (2 miles east) and Kings Worthy (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Basingstoke (13 miles north-east), Winchester (4 miles south-west), Eastleigh (10 miles south-west), Andover (13 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (10 miles south-west) and Alton (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Wolvesey Castle (3.5 miles south-west) and Royal Observer Corps Museum (2.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Plough pub (0.7 miles east)
About the food
Rotisserie chicken
Chicken off the rotisserie, carved or jointed can be served in a roll or on a plate alongside the pork.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Planning the cooking spot
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A spot that keeps access clear
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In summer, Martyr Worthy has daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 4:00pm, lunchtime is best.
- 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
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Send final numbers in good time
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. You will get a clear quote listing what’s included. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards