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Care Home Hog Roast in Newingreen
Care home hog roast in Newingreen: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Days for relatives
- Retirement community days
- Care home summer fairs
Slow-roasted pork in Newingreen
Care home hog roast in Newingreen, slow-roasted on site
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: where the roaster goes, who is eating and how food is served. On the menu are apple sauce, halloumi skewers and new potatoes, and we are frequently booked for retirement community days and days for relatives.
Rural care homes near Newingreen can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
What a hog roast costs
We work out each quote from:
- The number of people
- Distance from us
- The date and time of year
- Site access
For larger numbers, a hog roast is normally good value, since one roast goes a long way. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, tell us:
- Any venue rules
- What the outdoor space is like
- Allergies we should know about
- Your date and serving time
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why Newingreen hosts choose us
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
See our prices page and the cost guide.
Hog roast days near Newingreen
Newingreen is about 2 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Newingreen, from gardens to fields. Newingreen is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
For families visiting by train, Westenhanger station, about 0.6 miles north, is the nearest station. Some homes in Newingreen have links with a local church such as Pedlinge Chapel, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. Newingreen is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of the seaside.
For care home events in CT21, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Streets in the area include Stone Street and Ashford Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. If your venue is just outside Newingreen, we also cover Westenhanger (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile south-west), Lympne (1 mile south-west), Pedlinge (1 mile south-east) and Sandling (1 mile east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (8 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Tower Hamlets (12 miles east) and Hawkinge (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Lympne Castle (1.2 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (5.9 miles east). Open spaces near Newingreen include Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
- Nearby schools include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (1.4 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak Public House (under half a mile south)
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
Newingreen questions
Can you do a hog roast in Sandling Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first.
What about windy coastal sites?
Yes. Wind is something we plan for: a sheltered spot and secure cover.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
What time do you serve?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll be ready.
What do you need from us on the day?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
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.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Also near Newingreen
Also in Newingreen
Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Count families and staff too
- Stuffing normally contains gluten
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Chicken can be added.
Events we cater in Newingreen
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
People around Newingreen book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. Popular choices:
- Themed days
- Day centre lunches
- Anniversaries of the home
- Staff appreciation days
Old photos of Tolsford Hill can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
Comparing caterers
- What the price includes, item by item
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- What crockery is supplied
Step by step
Here’s how the day usually runs: 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. By late September, the light in Newingreen goes at about 7:00pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
How to prepare
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or CT21 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat. We will confirm availability and send a price. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
It’s worth planning the cooking area in advance. The ideal spot has:
- A named contact on the day
- A level outdoor area
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away