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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Parkgate, Surrey
Looking for a hog roast day in Parkgate? The roaster comes to your venue, home or workplace and cooks under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Retirement community days
- Summer fêtes
- Seasonal events
Planning an event in Parkgate?
About our care home hog roast in Parkgate
We roast through the morning and serve at the time that suits the home’s routine, lunch or mid-afternoon. Typical bookings include sheltered housing gatherings and community open days, serving new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes.
Near Parkgate, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, low and slow, for hours.
Perfect for your care home event in Parkgate
It brings residents, families and staff together.
We are regularly asked to cater all sorts of events around Parkgate, including:
- Themed days
- Families’ days
- Open days
- Retirement housing events
Reigate Heath is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, china and cutlery
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Any travel or access charges
Care home hog roasts in Parkgate
Parkgate is about 4 miles south-east of Dorking, in Surrey. Parkgate is well within our area for care home events. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 14 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Holmwood station, about 2.1 miles west. Parkgate is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Wherever your care home event is in RH5, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Broad Lane, Mill Lane and Becket Wood or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Shellwood Cross (1 mile north), Newdigate (1 mile south-west), Cudworth (2 miles south), Nalderswood (2 miles north-east) and Norwood Hill (2 miles east). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (11 miles north), Horley (5 miles east), Redhill (6 miles north-east), Ewell (12 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles north-east).
A little further out are Langley Green Hospital (5.1 miles south-east) and Betchworth Castle (3.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Reigate Heath and Leith Hill.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so check before booking. We’ll liaise with them on access and set-up.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, in a roll, with salad on the side.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Here’s how to cover everyone:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Count families and staff too
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. A quick checklist:
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Approval from the home
- Away from emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Where residents need modified meals, your kitchen looks after those portions. Distance is part of the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why us?
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Our staff serve and clear
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- Served at the time you choose
Take a look at how we price or our hog roast cost guide.
Places near Parkgate
Also in Parkgate
Common questions in Parkgate
How far is Parkgate from London?
Roughly 23 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Could you cook in Newdigate Brickworks?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. If you’d like china, ask and we will add it to the quote.
How do we prepare?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Can you serve on plates?
We will serve however suits your residents.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Hours rather than minutes. You’ll know our arrival time in advance.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
How much does a hog roast cost?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how long we’re on site. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you’re ready. By late September, the light in Parkgate goes at about 7:05pm, so we suggest a lunchtime serving in autumn.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- You get a clear price.
- We cook in the grounds.
- We carve thinly and serve on plates.
- We tidy up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Name a contact for the day
Get a quote
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The journey to the venue
- Crockery choices
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Season and day of the week
The main driver is numbers: bigger groups normally cost less per head, since much of the cost is fixed.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- An estimate of numbers
- Anything the venue has asked for
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards