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Care Home Hog Roast for Picket Twenty
Plenty of choice: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, plus salads, coleslaw and potatoes. Book a hog roast day in Picket Twenty.
- Day centre get-togethers
- Families’ days
- Open afternoons
Care home hog roast in Picket Twenty
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- Seating for residents
- Away from opening windows
- Flat ground in the grounds
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Roast pork, carved
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Picket Twenty
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. Whether it is sheltered housing gatherings and families’ days, we will put together a menu of thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and halloumi skewers and more.
At a rural home near Picket Twenty, access matters. The carving happens right in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
For planners, venues and organisers
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
For workplace bookings, check with facilities about gas equipment and vehicle access. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Looking after everyone
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Tell us who does not eat pork
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Plates rather than rolls suit many residents.
Why choose care home hog roast in Picket Twenty?
We plan around the home’s routines.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast. Typical bookings include:
- Milestone days for the home
- Retirement housing events
- Care home summer fairs
- Community open days
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Andover station, about 1.8 miles west.
What your quote should include
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- Whether VAT is included
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Whether travel is included
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What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- How many people are eating
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Menu choices and extras
- Plates or china
What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
What we need to know
When you enquire, it helps to include:
- Your menu choices
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary requirements
Every care home event is quoted on its own, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
Picket Twenty: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Picket Twenty?
Andover station, about 1.8 miles west of the centre.
How far is Picket Twenty from London?
About 62 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How far ahead should we book?
Summer Saturdays and December book up first. Quieter dates can frequently be booked at shorter notice. Ask and we’ll check.
What’s the price?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we will quote.
What allergens are in the food?
You will get allergen details for everything. Gluten-free rolls can be provided.
Does the roaster have to be outside?
No, the roast is always cooked outdoors under cover, away from buildings and marquee walls. We can frequently serve indoors if the venue agrees.
What’s included?
Roast pork carved into soft rolls with sage and onion stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. You can add lamb, chicken, vegetarian and vegan options, salads, coleslaw and potatoes.
Can you serve at lunch?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
The process
When we arrive, we set up the roaster on the agreed spot, put the cover up and start the roast. From there it cooks low and slow for hours, timed so it is ready when you want to eat. In Picket Twenty, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, 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.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Check there is a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or SP10 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Use our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Picket Twenty?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. The main driver is numbers: the price per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
Why us?
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Serving and clearing done for you
Read our prices page or what a hog roast costs.
Planning a hog roast day in Picket Twenty
Picket Twenty is about 1 mile east of Andover, in Hampshire. We take a hog roast day to gardens, car parks, yards and venues around Picket Twenty and the surrounding area. We cater 683 places in Hampshire. We cater events right across the region, from Picket Twenty to Southampton (20 miles away).
The A3093 make Picket Twenty a simple journey for us. Old photos of Anton Lakes can spark conversation during a hog roast day.
We cover care home events in every part of the SP10 and SP11 postcode area. Local streets include Levy Road, London Road and Stalls Road; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Picket Twenty is on the A3093, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Neighbouring places where we cater care home events include Andover Down (1 mile north-east), Finkley Down (1 mile north), Picket Piece (1 mile north-east), Andover (1 mile west) and East Anton (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (11 miles south-east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Weeke (11 miles south-east) and Kempshott (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Finkley Down Farm Museum (1 mile north) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.9 miles west). Within reach you’ll find Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
- Nearby schools include Winton Community Academy (0.6 miles west)
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
For vegetarians, halloumi and vegetable skewers are cooked separately from the meat, a hot, filling option of their own.
- 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
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards