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Care Home Hog Roast for Potter's Forstal
Something for nearly everyone: 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 Potter's Forstal.
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Planning an event in Potter's Forstal?
About our care home hog roast in Potter's Forstal
For care homes in Potter's Forstal, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. On the menu are halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes, and we are regularly asked to cater days for relatives and sheltered housing gatherings.
Rural care homes near Potter's Forstal can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a big event. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
Step by step
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so cooking does not depend on mains power. In late May, sunset in Potter's Forstal is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Name a contact for the day
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Getting a price
The quickest way to get a price is to tell us the date, where the care home event is and roughly how many. A photo of the cooking area helps. Fill in our quote form.
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Events we cater in Potter's Forstal
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Potter's Forstal, including:
- Home anniversaries
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Open days
- Day centre lunches
Families coming by rail can use the station: Pluckley station is about 2.9 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- If the price includes VAT
- What crockery is supplied
- Allergen information for every dish
A hog roast or other catering?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote is not always the best value.
What you get with us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- A clear quote with everything listed
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
Read our prices page or the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, from approved lists to where a gas roaster can go. Ask early, and tell us what they ask for.
Space, access and the venue
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Someone to meet us
- Clear of bedroom windows
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
Nearby places to Potter's Forstal
Also in Potter's Forstal
Care homes around Potter's Forstal
Potter's Forstal is about 8 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Thinking about a hog roast day in Potter's Forstal? We can help. Potter's Forstal is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 17 miles away.
Potter's Forstal is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Care home events anywhere in TN27 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster. For care home events just outside Potter's Forstal, we cover Egerton Forstal (1 mile south-east), Pembles Cross (1 mile north), Newland Green (1 mile south-east), Mundy Bois (1 mile south-east) and Egerton (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (12 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (0.8 miles north-west).
FAQs for Potter's Forstal
Which station is closest to Potter's Forstal?
Pluckley station, about 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Can you do a hog roast at a venue in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you cover Potter's Forstal?
Yes, Potter's Forstal is in our area. Send us the address and we’ll check the date.
Can you carve thinly?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
What do people get?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling in a soft roll. Sides and extra meats are listed in your quote.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we’ll talk it through when we quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
What space does the roaster need?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
What a hog roast costs
There’s no fixed price list, because every care home event is different. What matters most:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- The date and time of year
- Numbers
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
What we need to know
Here’s what we’ll ask:
- Rough numbers
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- Which meats and sides you’d like
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it is easy to compare like for like. Fill in our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
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 will bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. A few pointers:
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Halal isn’t offered
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request thin slices
We set up under cover in the grounds, following the home’s procedures.
Ask about china, quoted separately.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away