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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Preston, Kent
Care home hog roast in Preston: a whole hog slow-roasted on site, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Community open days
- Seasonal events
- Staff thank-you lunches
Slow-roasted pork in Preston
Care home hog roast in Preston, carved to order
The roaster cooks in the grounds, well away from ambulance routes. We are often asked to cater community open days and thank-you meals for staff, serving apple sauce, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers.
Care homes around Preston are often in converted houses with gardens. Tell us about access. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and pass on anything they need from us.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We’ll keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
Occasions we serve in Preston
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day, while still preparing any modified meals.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Families’ days
- Anniversaries of the home
- Staff appreciation days
- Day centre events
Visitors arriving by train should know that Faversham station serves Preston directly.
Questions to ask before you book
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- Plates, china and cutlery
- VAT, if it applies
Also near Preston
What else we do in Preston
A closer look at the menu
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Our vegan option is a vegan burger or sausage, served in a roll with salads.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Before you choose a spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
- A named contact on the day
- A level spot in the garden or car park
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Preston
- Roast potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
Your questions about a hog roast day in Preston
Is Preston close to London?
About 45 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Oare Meadow?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Can visitors eat too?
Families and staff are welcome.
Can you fit around mealtimes?
Serving time is up to you, lunch or an afternoon event.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is generally fine if the venue is happy.
What allergens are in the food?
Allergen details are provided for your team to check.
Do you come to Preston?
Yes, Preston is in our area. Send us the address and we will confirm availability.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We’ll bring the rest.
Is a hog roast right for your care home event?
Compared with a barbecue run by staff, your staff can focus on residents. When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why us?
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Salads, potatoes and coleslaw to go with it
Read how we price and the cost guide.
How it works
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and our chef carves it when you are ready. In Preston, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- The kitchen shares residents’ dietary needs with us.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- Lunch is carved and served, and we pack away quietly afterwards.
Preparing for the day
- Ensure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
Get a quote
Every care home event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How long the roast and service take
- How many people are eating
- Plates or china
- Travel to Preston
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so we list each one in the quote. A simple menu keeps the cost down.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and the cooking area, we’ll need:
- Dietary requirements
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
- The date and when you’d like to eat
It is easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Fill in our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
You will get allergen information for everything we serve. To help:
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Chicken can be added.
Preston: care homes and access
Preston is about 7 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. Hosts in Preston book us for care home events of all sizes. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Preston to Canterbury (about 8 miles away).
The A2 and A251 make Preston a simple journey for us. Volunteers from churches such as St Catherine's Church sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
We cover care home events in every part of ME13. From Back Lane, Quay Lane and Park Road or a nearby road, we can set up and roast there. You’ll find Preston on the A2 and A251, so it is easy for us to reach with the equipment. Close by, we cover care home events in Faversham (1 mile north-west), The Brents (1 mile north), Davington (1 mile north-west), Ospringe (1 mile west) and Whitehill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (4.3 miles south-west).
- Schools near Preston include Ethelbert Road Primary School (within half a mile west)
- Pubs nearby include The Elephant pub (within half a mile west)
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away