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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Plaxtol, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Plaxtol.
- Staff appreciation days
- Open days
- Milestone days for the home
Planning an event in Plaxtol?
Perfect for your care home event in Plaxtol
The sights and smells are part of the experience.
However big or small the event in Plaxtol, a hog roast feeds a crowd well. Bookings frequently include:
- Open afternoons
- Home anniversaries
- Day centre events
- Thank-you meals for staff
If your residents have links with Plaxtol Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a hog roast.
Before you book anyone
- Allergen information for every dish
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
- Staffing on the day
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Care home hog roast in Plaxtol, carved to order
A hog roast day gives residents something to look forward to. The smell drifts through the home, residents can watch the carving, and families can join in. We’re frequently asked to cater family days with visitors and staff thank-you lunches, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and roast potatoes.
At a rural home near Plaxtol, access matters. Everything is cooked on the day, at your venue, slowly, over several hours, and carved only when you are ready to eat.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
For residents who need modified textures, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Travel matters for the price: we include travel in the quote, with any London charges listed. Give us the address so the quote is accurate.
Why Plaxtol hosts choose us
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Planned to your running order
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, we can hold the cooked roast for a while before carving, so tell us as soon as plans change. Late-September sunset in Plaxtol is about 7:00pm, 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.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Preparing for the day
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or TN15 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Fill in our quote form.
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For event organisers in Plaxtol
Booking for a club or group? A single point of contact keeps things simple, particularly when timings shift.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it is worth asking first. We will work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Planning a hog roast day in Plaxtol
Plaxtol is about 4 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Plaxtol is well within our area for care home events and the places nearby. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our nearest city page is London, about 24 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.4 miles north of the centre. Barden Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Plaxtol is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in TN15, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include The Street, St Hildas and Long Mill Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Dunk's Green (1 mile south), Roughway (1 mile south-east), Claygate Cross (1 mile north), Crouch (1 mile north) and Basted (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (2.6 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (5.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake.
- Local pubs include The Kentish Rifleman Public House (0.7 miles south)
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
We serve where you choose: dining room, lounge or garden.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
What affects the price in Plaxtol
Here’s what affects the price:
- Menu choices and extras
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Crockery choices
- Site access
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
These are the details we need:
- Roughly how many people
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Where the event is
- Which meats and sides you’d like
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A picture of where the roaster could go helps us check the space. Use our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Stuffing and apple sauce
Stuffing and a dollop of apple sauce turn a pork roll into a hog roast roll.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
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Questions from Plaxtol
Is Plaxtol close to London?
About 24 miles from central London.
Do you cater at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Is there a non-pork option?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Can you be flexible on serving time?
We work back from when you want to eat, and we can hold the roast for a while if the day runs behind.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, we hire out the hog roast machine. We will confirm what comes with it and how to use it.
Do you come to Plaxtol?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Plaxtol and Kent. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Can visitors eat too?
Families and staff are welcome.
What comes with the hog roast?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Where the roaster can go in Plaxtol
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- 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
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away