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Care Home Hog Roast in Middle Assendon
Planning a hog roast day in Middle Assendon? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Open afternoons
- Retirement housing events
- Anniversaries of the home
Care home hog roast in Middle Assendon
What the cooking area needs
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- A level spot in the garden or car park
- Away from emergency routes
- Someone to meet us
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
Care home hog roast in Middle Assendon, carved to order
We plan the day with your manager and kitchen team: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. For staff appreciation days and themed days, we can cook new potatoes, roast potatoes and thinly carved roast pork.
Near Middle Assendon, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
- Location
- Middle Assendon (RG9)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Roast pork rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Extras
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
For planners, venues and organisers
Marquee suppliers typically set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
If you are a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Request thin slices
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Why choose care home hog roast in Middle Assendon?
We plan around the home’s routines.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Middle Assendon:
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre events
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Home anniversaries
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St James sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Before booking anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The space, cover and access they need
- Any travel or access charges
- Staffing on the day
FAQs for Middle Assendon
What’s the nearest station to Middle Assendon?
The closest is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 2.7 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Middle Assendon?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
It depends on the size of the hog and the weather, but it’s several hours. You will know our arrival time in advance.
How much will it be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we are on site. Tell us your date and we will send a price.
Can residents with swallowing difficulties have the hog roast?
Modified meals should come from your kitchen. We will give your team the information they need.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. For other dates, a few weeks can be enough. Send your date and we’ll check.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
What we serve, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we will plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Distance is part of the price: travel is included in your quote. Tell us the exact address so the quote is accurate.
Why book our hog roast in Middle Assendon
- An itemised quote
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Sides to make it a full meal
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
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How we price a hog roast day
The biggest factors are:
- How many people are eating
- Season and day of the week
- Whether you want china
- How long the roast and service take
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose makes a difference too. Ask us and we’ll suggest the best fit for your budget.
Details that help
When you contact us, please mention:
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- An estimate of numbers
- Your date and serving time
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Step by step
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. Your residents will still want somewhere dry to eat, such as a marquee, hall or barn. In Middle Assendon, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
How to prepare
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Name a contact for the day
Getting a price
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Care home hog roasts in Middle Assendon
Middle Assendon is about 6 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. We cater care home events across Middle Assendon and nearby, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to 443 places in Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Reading, about 8 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Henley-On-Thames station, about 2.7 miles south-east, is the nearest station. Old photos of Warburg Nature Reserve can spark conversation during a hog roast day. The Chilterns National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Middle Assendon, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Care home events anywhere in RG9 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Local streets include Fawley Bottom Lane and White Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Bix (1 mile south-west), Fawley Bottom (1 mile north-east), Lower Assendon (1 mile south-east), Fawley (1 mile east) and Catslip (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (14 miles west), Thame (12 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (3 miles south-east), Benson (8 miles north-west), Chinnor (9 miles north) and Tilehurst (9 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.1 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include Rainbow Inn (under half a mile south-west)
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- 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