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Care Home Hog Roast for Nettlestead
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Nettlestead and the surrounding area.
- Staff appreciation days
- Family days with visitors
- Open afternoons
Care home hog roast for Nettlestead
Care home hog roast in Nettlestead, carved to order
The roaster cooks in the grounds, on a spot that keeps emergency access clear and away from opening windows. We’re often asked to cater home anniversaries and residents’ themed days, serving roast potatoes, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers.
Near Nettlestead, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Plates come as standard, with china available if you’d like it, at an extra cost.
The menu, dish by dish
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal.
Care home hog roasts in Nettlestead
Nettlestead is about 5 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We cater care home events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Nettlestead and the surrounding area. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We cater events right across the region, from Nettlestead to London (about 28 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St Mary's Church, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Wherever your care home event is in ME18, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include Henrys Close, Glenleigh Road and Orchard Crescent, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Wateringbury (1 mile north-east), Red Hill (1 mile north-east), Teston (1 mile north-east), Nettlestead Green (1 mile south) and West Farleigh (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (7 miles south-west).
A little further out are Teapot Island (1.9 miles south) and Leybourne Castle (3.8 miles north).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Railway pub (less than half a mile east)
Planners, venues and businesses
If the event is on someone else’s land, you will need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Common questions in Nettlestead
Which station is closest to Nettlestead?
Wateringbury station, in Nettlestead itself.
Do you come out to small places like Nettlestead?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What happens after service?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do we need to provide electricity?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and a cooked roast can be held for a while if things run late.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Families and staff are welcome.
Can you serve on plates?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Do we need our own staff?
Our chef carves and our staff serve, and we clear up when service is finished.
Planning for dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who does not eat pork
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Serving on plates is frequently easier.
Where the roaster can go in Nettlestead
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. We look for:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
- An activities lead or manager as contact
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the roast cooks gently through the day, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. Winter afternoons in Nettlestead are short, with sunset at about 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
For a quote, send us a few details: the date and serving time, the venue or ME18 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
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How we price a hog roast day
The biggest factors are:
- Access to the cooking area
- Crockery choices
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, with everything listed.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your date and serving time
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
When you’re weighing up caterers, ask each one exactly what’s included. We spell it out in ours. To get yours, fill in our quote form.
Why choose a hog roast in Nettlestead?
For residents who need modified textures, your kitchen looks after those portions. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Nettlestead hosts choose us
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
See our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Who books care home hog roast in Nettlestead?
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Nettlestead and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Open afternoons
- Days for relatives
- Milestone days for the home
- Retirement community days
Visitors arriving by train should know that Nettlestead has its own station, Wateringbury station.
What to look for in a quote
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- What crockery is supplied
- If the price includes VAT
Also near Nettlestead
Other occasions in Nettlestead
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away