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Care Home Hog Roast in Monk's Hill
We bring a hog roast day across Monk's Hill and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot, with our staff looking after the serving.
- Summer fêtes
- Days for relatives
- Themed days
Planning an event in Monk's Hill?
How our care home hog roast works in Monk's Hill
For care homes in Monk's Hill, a hog roast day is a real occasion. The smell drifts through the home, residents can watch the carving, and families can join in. For community open days and milestone days for the home, we’ll put together a menu of roast potatoes, apple sauce and new potatoes for your residents.
Near Monk's Hill, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
For event organisers in Monk's Hill
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
How we price a hog roast day
Your quote depends on:
- Travel to Monk's Hill
- Site access
- Whether you want china
- The number of people
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to include:
- Roughly how many people
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- Any dietary needs or allergies
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or TN27 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
People love watching the carving: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. For a summer hog roast day in Monk's Hill, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- The roast starts early.
- We serve inside or out.
- We clear away quietly.
Before we arrive
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Let us know about tight access
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Ask for a quote
Numbers not final yet? A rough figure is fine for a first quote, then confirm closer to the date. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Monk's Hill questions
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’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Monk's Hill?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
What about texture-modified diets?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We will give your team the information they need.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
What do people get?
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.
Is crockery included?
Plates come as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
We fit around the home’s routine, whether lunch or later.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Where the roaster can go in Monk's Hill
The roaster needs space, cover and a safe distance from anything that could catch the heat. Things to check:
- Seating for residents
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Sign-off from management
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who doesn’t eat it. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request thin slices
The roaster stays clear of busy paths and windows.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
Care home hog roasts in Monk's Hill
Monk's Hill is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Hosts in Monk's Hill book us for care home events of all sizes. Monk's Hill is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Monk's Hill to Canterbury (20 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Headcorn station, about 2.5 miles north-west. Monk's Hill is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape.
We cater care home events across the TN27 postcode area. Streets in the area include The Cut and Smarden Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Standen (1 mile south-west), Smarden (1 mile north-east), Lashenden (1 mile west), Smarden Bell (1 mile north) and Curteis' Corner (1 mile south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Faversham (15 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (15 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Romden Castle (1.8 miles east) and Benenden Hospital (4.4 miles south-west).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Flying Horse pub (0.9 miles north-east)
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
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 are paying for.
Why us?
- Served at the time you choose
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
Read how we price and what a hog roast costs.
About the food
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll, just as they should.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Coleslaw is the natural partner for a pork roll, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
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What else we do in Monk's Hill
Why choose care home hog roast in Monk's Hill?
It brings residents, families and staff together.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Monk's Hill, such as:
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Seasonal events
- Home anniversaries
- Summer fêtes
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Michael, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- Travel and any London charges
- Plates, china and cutlery
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- VAT, if it applies
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away