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Care Home Hog Roast for Normandy
Planning a hog roast day in Normandy? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and our staff serve at the time you choose.
- Family days with visitors
- Retirement housing events
- Open days
Planning an event in Normandy?
About our care home hog roast in Normandy
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we follow your guidance and give you full allergen details. Whether it is days for relatives and retirement community days, we can cook roast potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and new potatoes and more.
Rural homes around Normandy may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
What the cooking area needs
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A level outdoor area
- A spot that keeps access clear
- A named contact on the day
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
Events we cater in Normandy
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
People around Normandy book us for small gatherings and big outdoor days alike. For example:
- Retirement community days
- Open days
- Garden fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
Residents who remember days out at Ash Ranges may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many staff will carve and serve
- If the price includes VAT
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether plates or china are included
A closer look at the menu
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Planning a hog roast day in Normandy
Normandy is about 4 miles east of Aldershot, in Surrey. We are happy to travel to Normandy for care home events and the places nearby. Normandy is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we cater.
Some homes in Normandy have links with a local church such as Church of St Mark, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête. For families visiting by train, the closest railway station is Wanborough station, roughly 0.7 miles south of the centre.
We bring hog roasts to care home events all over GU3. Whether your care home event is on Manor Farm Close, Guildford Road and Milton Close or anywhere nearby, we will bring the roaster to you. If your venue is just outside Normandy, we also cover Willey Green (1 mile east), Flexford (1 mile south), Christmas Pie (1 mile south), Wyke (1 mile west) and Wanborough (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Guildford (4 miles east), Woking (6 miles north-east), Camberley (6 miles north-west), Farnham (6 miles south-west), Egham (13 miles north-east) and Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Ash Museum (2.1 miles west) and Guildford Hospital (2.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hog's Back and Ash Ranges.
- Pubs nearby include Duke of Normandy pub (0.5 miles east)
Normandy questions
Is Normandy too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Which station is closest to Normandy?
The closest is Wanborough station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Do you need power or water?
Not to cook, because the roaster is gas-fired. Let us know what’s on site.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Can you roast in the rain?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Your residents will want somewhere dry to eat.
What time do you serve?
We fit around the home’s routine, lunch or an afternoon event.
How long does the roast need?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can families and staff join in?
Of course: include them in your numbers.
Towns and villages near Normandy
What else we do in Normandy
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Some residents won’t eat pork, so it is worth adding an alternative. A few pointers:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Count residents who need an alternative
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to staff cooking, your staff can focus on residents. Numbers make the biggest difference: the price per head generally falls as numbers rise, since much of the cost is fixed.
What you get with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- A clear quote with everything listed
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
How we price a hog roast day
We don’t use a fixed price list, since every event is different. What matters most:
- Whether you want china
- Menu choices and extras
- Time on site
- Travel to Normandy
Adding lamb, chicken, extra sides or china changes the price, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- Where the event is
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- The date and when you’d like to eat
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
Step by step
The roaster is gas-fired, so cooking does not depend on mains power, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. Winter afternoons in Normandy are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- We send a quote.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Choose someone to meet us on arrival
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you’re a venue or event planner, we’re happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away