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Care Home Hog Roast for Poundsbridge
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Poundsbridge.
- Day centre lunches
- Home anniversaries
- Garden fêtes
Slow-roasted pork in Poundsbridge
Your questions about a hog roast day in Poundsbridge
How far is Poundsbridge from London?
About 27 miles from central London.
Which station is closest to Poundsbridge?
The closest is Ashurst Kent station, roughly 2.8 miles away.
Do you serve the food?
No need for your own staff: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Do you do DIY hog roast hire?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
Can you cater in Poundsbridge?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Poundsbridge and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Care home hog roast in Poundsbridge, slow-roasted on site
Your team knows each resident’s needs, so we provide full allergen information and work to your plan. We serve rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and thinly carved roast pork, and we are regularly asked to cater care home summer fairs and anniversaries of the home.
Rural homes around Poundsbridge may have plenty of outdoor space, perfect for residents to sit out while the hog roasts. Our chef carves in front of your residents, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp, and nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
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Poundsbridge: care homes and access
Poundsbridge is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. A hog roast suits care home events around Poundsbridge, whatever the venue. Poundsbridge is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Poundsbridge to Brighton (26 miles away).
Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like All Souls Chapel, is a good occasion for a hog roast.
Anywhere in TN11, we can bring the roaster to you. Streets in the area include Penshurst Road and Poundsbridge Hill, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Bullingstone (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile east), Printstile (1 mile north-east), Stockland Green (1 mile east) and Langton Green (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (8 miles east) and Edenbridge (7 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Chiddingstone Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Poundsbridge includes Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (2.2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The George And Dragon pub (0.9 miles east)
What affects the price in Poundsbridge
Each price is built from:
- Travel to Poundsbridge
- How long the roast and service take
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How easy it is to reach the spot
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
What we need to know
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- Your menu choices
- Any venue rules
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies we should know about
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
A hog roast can be part of a wider event, such as a singer or a garden fête. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. There is no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Why us?
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
- No surprises: everything in writing
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
What comes off the roaster
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and children generally like it too.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so everyone has something hot.
The process
A typical booking goes like this: the roaster goes up and the hog goes on, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. In Poundsbridge, December daylight ends around 3:55pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- The chef carves and our staff serve residents.
- We tidy up and leave calmly.
Getting ready for the day
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
- Send final numbers in good time
- Have a covered area for eating in case of rain
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we will check it: use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Marquee suppliers generally set distances for cooking equipment, so tell them a hog roast is coming. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, especially on the day.
Planning the cooking spot
Most gardens, car parks, yards and fields work with a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Flat ground in the grounds
- A named contact on the day
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the roaster
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
Occasions we serve in Poundsbridge
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Here are some of the most popular:
- Retirement community days
- Open afternoons
- Anniversaries of the home
- Summer fêtes
Visitors arriving by train should know that Ashurst Kent station is about 2.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- Whether VAT is included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- Any travel or access charges
Planning for dietary needs
A hog roast is pork, so plan for anyone who does not eat it. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Carers can help residents choose and carry plates, while we serve.
Chicken can be added.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away