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Care Home Hog Roast for Rudgwick
From the hours of slow roasting to the last roll, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Rudgwick.
- Open afternoons
- Staff appreciation days
- Day centre events
Book a hog roast in Rudgwick
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
Planning on behalf of a committee? One clear contact makes everything easier, particularly when timings shift.
How our care home hog roast works in Rudgwick
Some homes book a hog roast to thank their staff, served between shifts. We serve thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and apple sauce, and typical bookings are for home anniversaries and themed days.
Rural homes around Rudgwick may have plenty of outdoor space, so residents can enjoy the garden while lunch cooks. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the serving time, the menu and the plates.
- Location
- Rudgwick (RH12)
- County
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Rudgwick questions
How far is Rudgwick from London?
About 32 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you cater at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about cooking and vehicles, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
What’s the price?
Each event is priced on its own, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Ask us for a quote.
Can you serve on plates?
We’ll serve however suits your residents.
Do you provide allergen information?
You’ll get allergen details for everything. Stuffing normally contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Ask for the allergen list, as stuffing normally contains gluten.
What about texture-modified diets?
We do not prepare texture-modified meals; your team prepares those portions.
What’s included?
Rolls with roast pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. Extras include lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers, a vegan option, salads and potatoes.
Step by step
We work to your timings. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. In late May, sunset in Rudgwick is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe 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.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Name a contact for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Send us your date for a quote: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Perfect for your care home event in Rudgwick
Residents can watch the carving and enjoy the smell.
Our roaster has been booked for a wide mix of occasions near Rudgwick, including:
- Anniversaries of the home
- Day centre lunches
- Families’ days
- Open afternoons
Some homes in Rudgwick have links with a local church such as Holy Trinity Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What to look for in a quote
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- Who carves and who serves
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How we price a hog roast day
The biggest factors are:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- How long the roast and service take
- Travel to Rudgwick
For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, since one roast goes a long way. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
What we need to know
When you enquire, please mention:
- Your date and serving time
- What the outdoor space is like
- Rough numbers
- Rules from the venue or landowner
We need a few details to quote: the date and serving time, the venue or RH12 postcode, rough numbers and which extras you’d like. Fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
The right spot for the roaster makes everything easier. Ideally:
- A spot that keeps access clear
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Somewhere for residents to eat comfortably
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- New potatoes
- Salads
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
The menu, dish by dish
Rotisserie chicken
For residents who don’t eat pork, rotisserie chicken is the easy answer, and it suits fussy eaters.
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Vegan residents can have a vegan burger or sausage, so nobody misses out.
Hog roast days near Rudgwick
Rudgwick is about 6 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Rudgwick is well within our area for care home events. We cater 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 12 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Christs Hospital station is about 4.6 miles away. Rudgwick is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Care home events anywhere in RH12 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. That could mean a care home event in a garden on Station Road, Thurne Way and Jubilee Road or the roads around them, wherever there’s an outdoor spot for the roaster. For care home events just outside Rudgwick, we cover Bucks Green (1 mile south-west), Tisman's Common (1 mile west), The Haven (2 miles south), Slinfold (2 miles south-east) and Five Oaks (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (11 miles east), Horsham (6 miles east), Broadfield (10 miles east), Storrington (12 miles south), Billingshurst (5 miles south) and Bewbush (10 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Horsham Hospital (5.6 miles east).
- Nearby schools include Pennthorpe School (under half a mile south-west)
- Local pubs include The Queen's Head Public House (0.5 miles south-west)
A hog roast or other catering?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why book our hog roast in Rudgwick
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Serving and clearing done for you
- All the equipment comes with us
Take a look at our prices page and our hog roast cost guide.
What else we do in Rudgwick
Looking after everyone
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Some ideas:
- Halal is not offered
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Count residents who need an alternative
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following the home’s procedures.
China crockery is available on request.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards