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Care Home Hog Roast for Nalderswood
Planning a hog roast day in Nalderswood? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you’re ready to eat.
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Day centre get-togethers
A hog roast near Nalderswood
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Nalderswood
In Nalderswood, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. For care home summer fairs and staff thank-you lunches, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, new potatoes and thinly carved roast pork and more.
Rural homes around Nalderswood may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Why choose a hog roast in Nalderswood?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
Why Nalderswood hosts choose us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Space, access and the venue
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A level outdoor area
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Clear of bedroom windows
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Choose from salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce are the classic partners, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Also near Nalderswood
Other occasions in Nalderswood
Working with your venue
For venues and planners, we are happy to work alongside your team.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs early and we will help. Tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Ask about gluten-free rolls.
Nalderswood questions
Is Nalderswood close to London?
Roughly 22 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Could you cook in Edolph's Copse?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How do you handle allergies?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing generally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Do you serve the food?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
What comes with the hog roast?
The classic: pork in rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Your quote lists any sides and extras.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear up after service, leaving the spot as we found it.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
How the day works
Expect a calm, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. For a summer hog roast day in Nalderswood, residents can enjoy the garden in 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 cook in the grounds.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Gather dietary requirements early
Get a quote
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Hog roast days near Nalderswood
Nalderswood is about 3 miles west of Horley, in Surrey. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Nalderswood, from gardens to fields. We bring hog roasts to 395 places in Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Nalderswood to Guildford (about 15 miles away).
Reigate Heath is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Some homes in Nalderswood have links with a local church such as Church of St Bartholomew, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Nalderswood is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in RH2, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home event is on Smalls Hill Road and Deanoak Lane or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Norwood Hill (1 mile south-east), Shellwood Cross (1 mile west), Parkgate (2 miles south-west), Cudworth (2 miles south-west) and Charlwood (3 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (15 miles west), Epsom (10 miles north), Horley (3 miles east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (11 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Reigate Priory Museum (3.3 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Nalderswood include Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
Why choose care home hog roast in Nalderswood?
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Here’s what people in Nalderswood most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Day centre events
- Retirement community days
- Garden fêtes
- Seasonal events
For families visiting by train, Salfords station is about 3.4 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- What crockery is supplied
- If the price includes VAT
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- Whether you want china
- Travel to Nalderswood
- Time on site
- How easy it is to reach the spot
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote. Give us the address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
Good details mean a good quote. Useful details:
- A picture of the cooking area
- Dietary requirements
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The venue or postcode
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Ask us for a quote for your care home event: use our quote form.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away