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Care Home Hog Roast for North Woolwich
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in North Woolwich and across Greater London.
- Seasonal events
- Summer fêtes
- Families’ days
A hog roast near North Woolwich
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Compared with a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups typically cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- All the equipment comes with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Planned to your running order
- Our staff serve and clear
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Care home hog roast in North Woolwich, slow-roasted on site
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. Typical bookings include sheltered housing gatherings and home anniversaries, with new potatoes, rotisserie chicken and thinly carved roast pork.
London care homes around North Woolwich often sit on busy streets with tight access, so we agree access and timings with the home first. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours, then carved fresh for your residents.
- Area
- North Woolwich (SE18, E16, E6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Pork, crackling, stuffing and apple sauce in rolls
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for North Woolwich
Which station is closest to North Woolwich?
The closest is Woolwich Dockyard station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
What if our house in North Woolwich has no side access?
It depends on access: a rear gate or yard typically works. Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Do you need power or water?
The roaster runs on gas, so we don’t need mains power to cook. A socket nearby is useful for lighting.
Do you come to North Woolwich?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including North Woolwich and Greater London. Send us the address for a quote.
Can you serve on plates?
Plates are frequently easier for residents.
What do people get?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
When do you start roasting?
Hours rather than minutes. We will confirm our arrival time when we quote.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Working with your venue
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? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Occasions we serve in North Woolwich
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near North Woolwich, including:
- Garden fêtes
- Residents’ themed days
- Milestone days for the home
- Staff appreciation days
Residents who remember days out at Gilbert's Pit may enjoy talking about them over lunch.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The space, cover and access they need
- Allergen information for every dish
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
Hog roast days near North Woolwich
North Woolwich is about 1 mile north of Woolwich, in Greater London. From village halls to gardens and fields, care home events around North Woolwich suit a hog roast. We bring hog roasts to all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 7 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Woolwich Dockyard station, roughly 0.7 miles south of the centre. If your residents have links with St John's Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
For care home events in SE18, E16 and E6, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. We can cater a care home event on streets such as Drew Road, Tate Road and Pier Road, wherever there is an outdoor spot for the roaster. For care home events just outside North Woolwich, we cover Cyprus (1 mile north), Royal Docks (1 mile north-west), Beckton (1 mile north-east), Silvertown (1 mile west) and Custom House (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (8 miles west) and Shoreditch (6 miles west).
A little further out are Gallions Reach Shopping Park (1.1 miles north-east) and East Ham (2.2 miles north). The countryside around North Woolwich includes Gilbert's Pit.
- Schools near North Woolwich include Drew Primary School (0.5 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Mitre pub (0.5 miles south)
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Sign-off from management
- A level spot in the garden or car park
As a London location, North Woolwich is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access takes planning: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the roaster
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
The process
Rain doesn’t stop the roast, because we cook under cover. It is worth planning a sheltered place for people to eat, too. Winter afternoons in North Woolwich are short, with sunset at about 3:55pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- 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.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
How to prepare
- Think about shelter for your residents
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Gather dietary requirements early
Get a quote
A quote from us sets out the menu, timings, staffing and what’s included, so it is easy to compare like for like. Use our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
There is no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. The main factors are:
- Travel to North Woolwich
- Time on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Site access
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What to tell us
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- An estimate of numbers
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Dietary requirements
Getting a quote is simple: tell us when, where, how many and what time you’d like to eat. We’ll reply with a clear price and what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
What comes off the roaster
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and it is carved fresh as people come up.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Some residents will be vegetarian, and halloumi skewers give them a proper hot option.
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Request thin slices
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away