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Care Home Hog Roast for Mowshurst
Planning a hog roast day in Mowshurst? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Day centre lunches
- Family days with visitors
- Home anniversaries
Care home hog roast for Mowshurst
Care home hog roast in Mowshurst, carved to order
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. We serve halloumi skewers, thinly carved roast pork and rotisserie chicken, and we’re often booked for themed days and open days.
Rural care homes near Mowshurst can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s in each dish.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Sign-off from management
- A named contact on the day
- A level spot in the garden or car park
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Mowshurst
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Mowshurst hosts choose us
- Planned to your running order
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- All the equipment comes with us
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Mowshurst: your questions answered
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What’s the nearest station to Mowshurst?
Edenbridge station, about 0.6 miles west of the centre.
Can you serve at lunch?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we will be ready.
What should we sort out beforehand?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We will bring the rest.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
Do you provide allergen information?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Do you cover Mowshurst?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Mowshurst and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Care homes around Mowshurst
Mowshurst is about 7 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. We are happy to travel to Mowshurst for care home events. Mowshurst is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Mowshurst to London (about 21 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Edenbridge station, roughly 0.6 miles west of the centre. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Mowshurst, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over the TN8 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Marlpit Hill (1 mile west), Edenbridge (1 mile south-west), Pootings (1 mile north), Four Elms (1 mile north-east) and Troy Town (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (7 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (9 miles east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (15 miles east) and Paddock Wood (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Haxted Watermill Museum (2.3 miles south-west) and Hever Castle (2.3 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you will find The Swan pub (0.6 miles west)
For event organisers in Mowshurst
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Planning on behalf of a committee? A single point of contact keeps things simple, especially on the day.
Places near Mowshurst
What else we do in Mowshurst
The menu, dish by dish
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Roast pork
The hog roasts slowly for hours, so the meat is tender and juicy, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- How long the roast and service take
- Plates or china
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The number of people
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- A photo of the cooking area
- The date and time of the event
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- Any dietary needs or allergies
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Mowshurst
We adapt serving to suit residents.
However big or small the event in Mowshurst, a slow roast goes a long way. Bookings frequently include:
- Milestone days for the home
- Residents’ themed days
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Before booking anyone
- Travel and any London charges
- Allergen information for every dish
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Whether plates or china are included
Step by step
Carving is part of the show: our chef carves the pork in front of the queue, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In summer, Mowshurst has daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden events easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- We plan with your manager and kitchen.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Ensure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so you can compare caterers fairly. Send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Count families and staff too
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Request thin slices
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards