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Care Home Hog Roast in Milton Heights
We bring a hog roast day across Milton Heights and Oxfordshire, roasting on site and carving to order.
- Care home summer fairs
- Staff appreciation days
- Retirement housing events
A hog roast near Milton Heights
How our care home hog roast works in Milton Heights
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. For open days and home anniversaries, we’ll put together a menu of thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce and more.
For a care home near Milton Heights, tell us about lanes and the drive. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
- Area
- Milton Heights (OX14)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Milton Heights questions
Do you cater at venues in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Milton Heights?
Didcot Parkway station, about 2.6 miles east of the centre.
How much room do you need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you provide allergen information?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Can you serve on plates?
Plates are often easier for residents.
Do you provide china?
Plates come as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
Can you do gluten-free?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we’ll bring them. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Towns and villages near Milton Heights
What else we do in Milton Heights
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. 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.
Why book our hog roast in Milton Heights
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- An itemised quote
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Looking after everyone
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. Other tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Who books care home hog roast in Milton Heights?
Families and staff can join in.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Milton Heights, such as:
- Residents’ themed days
- Open afternoons
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre lunches
Mowbray Fields is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Before booking anyone
- How dietary needs are handled
- Whether VAT is included
- Staffing on the day
- A clear list of what’s included
Hog roast days near Milton Heights
Milton Heights is about 2 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Milton Heights, as long as there’s an outdoor spot to cook. We cater 443 places across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Milton Heights to Oxford (about 10 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Didcot Parkway station, about 2.6 miles east, is the nearest station. For homes that welcome visitors from a church like Church of St Blaise, a hog roast lunch is an easy way to say thank you. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Milton Heights.
Care home events anywhere in OX14 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Midwinter Avenue, Trenchard Avenue and Lambe Avenue or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere outside to cook. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Milton Hill (1 mile south), Steventon (1 mile north-west), Drayton (2 miles north), Sutton Wick (2 miles north) and Marcham (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles north), Witney (14 miles north-west), Wantage (5 miles west), Grove (5 miles west) and Faringdon (12 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Atlas Computer Laboratory (2.9 miles south) and Abingdon Community Hospital (3.7 miles north). Within reach you will find Churn Hill and Mowbray Fields.
- Nearby schools include UTC Oxfordshire (1.5 miles south-east) and UTC Oxfordshire (1.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Cherry Tree pub (0.8 miles north-west)
What happens on the day
A hog roast is always cooked outside, on a level, open spot under cover, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches. We agree exactly where before the day. Late May in Milton Heights has light until about 9:00pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
How to prepare
- Let us know about tight access
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, and you can confirm nearer the time. Use our quote form.
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About the food
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it’s carved fresh as people come up.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sharp, sweet apple sauce and savoury sage and onion stuffing are the traditional pairing. Note that stuffing normally contains gluten.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
- Access to the cooking area
- The number of people
Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, please mention:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Allergies we should know about
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the roaster
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
Working with your venue
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
- 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
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away