Kent · England
Care Home Hog Roast in Ram Lane
Planning a hog roast day in Ram Lane? We bring the roaster to you, cook outdoors under cover and carve when you are ready to eat.
- Retirement community days
- Day centre events
- Thank-you meals for staff
Planning an event in Ram Lane?
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Sides include salads, coleslaw, new potatoes and roast or jacket potatoes, to suit your event.
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who do not eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
About our care home hog roast in Ram Lane
Every hog roast day is planned with your care and kitchen teams: the cooking spot, numbers and serving arrangements. Popular choices include rotisserie chicken, roast potatoes and halloumi skewers, and we’re regularly asked to cater families’ days and day centre events.
Near Ram Lane, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Events we cater in Ram Lane
We fit in with your day.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Ram Lane, such as:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre lunches
- Seasonal events
- Staff thank-you lunches
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Charing station, roughly 1.8 miles north-west of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- The full menu and the sides
- Any travel or access charges
- Who carves and who serves
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a buffet, hot carved pork on a plate is easier to manage for many residents. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Why book our hog roast in Ram Lane
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
What the cooking area needs
Before the day, it helps to think about where the roaster will go. We look for:
- Away from emergency routes
- An activities lead or manager as contact
- Seating for residents
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Roast pork, carved
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Step by step
A hog roast is always cooked outside, under a gazebo on level ground, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We will agree the spot with you beforehand. Late May in Ram Lane has light until about 8:45pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- We talk through residents’ needs with your team.
- We send a quote.
- We set up outdoors, clear of access routes.
- Food goes out on plates.
- We leave the grounds tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level outdoor spot ready
- Keep the spot clear of buildings, marquee walls and overhanging branches
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
For events on land you do not own, such as a park or field, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Sort that first.
Ram Lane: your questions answered
Is Ram Lane close to London?
About 45 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Ram Lane?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How long does the roast need?
Hours rather than minutes. You will know our arrival time in advance.
Do we need to provide electricity?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Let us know what’s on site.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the grounds, never in the kitchen.
Can the hog roast be cooked indoors?
It cooks outside, under a gazebo, on a level spot. Serving indoors is usually fine if the venue is happy.
Is crockery included?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Send us the details and we’ll quote.
Towns and villages near Ram Lane
What else we do in Ram Lane
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- The serving time and how long we are on site
- Numbers
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Plates or china
Travel matters for the price: travel is included in your quote, with any London charges listed. Tell us the exact address for an accurate figure.
Details that help
To get the best quote, tell us:
- Anything the venue has asked for
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Your menu choices
- Rough numbers
Busy weekends book up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning a hog roast day in Ram Lane
Ram Lane is about 4 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Our roaster is a regular sight at care home events around Ram Lane, from gardens to fields. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Ram Lane to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Ram Lane, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
For care home events in TN26 and TN25, we just need to know where the roaster can cook and a serving time. Close by, we cover care home events in Tutt Hill (1 mile south-east), Westwell Leacon (1 mile north-west), Hothfield (1 mile south), Westwell (1 mile east) and Potters Corner (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (4 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
A little further out are County Square (3.6 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.4 miles south-east).
Diets, allergies and alternatives
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Remember stuffing normally contains gluten
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Request gluten-free rolls
Give us a contact, such as the activities lead.
Add potatoes and apple sauce.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside the pork
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards