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Care Home Hog Roast in Penshurst
Care home hog roast in Penshurst: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Day centre lunches
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Residents’ themed days
Book a hog roast in Penshurst
Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Away from opening windows
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the roaster
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Care home hog roast in Penshurst, carved to order
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. We’re frequently asked to cater days for relatives and day centre get-togethers, with thinly carved roast pork, new potatoes and halloumi skewers.
Country homes near Penshurst frequently have big gardens with views, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so every roll gets hot pork and a piece of crackling.
Towns and villages near Penshurst
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Penshurst questions
Could you cook in Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Penshurst close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
Do you cook in the kitchen?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen and away from opening windows.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
Can you serve on plates?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
What happens in bad weather?
We roast under cover, so the food isn’t affected. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, balancing the rich, salty pork.
Roast pork
We carve as we serve, which keeps it hot and moist.
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to a buffet, a plated hot meal suits residents better. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
Why Penshurst hosts choose us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Carved to order by a chef
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Read our pricing and our hog roast cost guide.
How we price a hog roast day
There’s no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. The main factors are:
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
- Access to the cooking area
Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. A long, slow roast means an early start, and the quote reflects that.
What we need to know
These are the details we need:
- Dietary requirements
- Your date and serving time
- Where the event is
- Your menu choices
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates.
Chicken can be added.
The process
The roaster is gas-fired, so we do not need mains power to cook; a nearby socket helps with lights if service runs into the evening. Late-September sunset in Penshurst is about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- Your activities lead or manager gets in touch with a date.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking 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.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
Ask for a quote
Busy weekends book up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Tell us what you need and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Events we cater in Penshurst
Food can be carved thinly and served on plates.
People around Penshurst book us for everything from small get-togethers to big outdoor events. For example:
- Families’ days
- Care home summer fairs
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre get-togethers
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St John the Baptist, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
What your quote should include
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The full menu and the sides
- How many staff will carve and serve
Hog roast days near Penshurst
Penshurst is about 5 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Penshurst is well within our area for care home events. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 26 miles away.
Old photos of Barden Lake can spark conversation during a hog roast day. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Penshurst station, roughly 1.8 miles north of the centre.
For care home events in TN11, we just need to know where the roaster can cook. Local streets include High Street, The Warren and Beckets Field; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Penshurst we cover include Chiddingstone Hoath (2 miles west), Walter's Green (2 miles south), Chiddingstone Causeway (2 miles north), Fordcombe (2 miles south) and Teasley Mead (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (8 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (9 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.2 miles east) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.8 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Pubs nearby include The Leicester Arms Hotel (less than half a mile north-east)
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards